Spills · chemical
San francisco bay, ca
Floating Barrel; San Francisco Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-9271
- issued
- 2016-05-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-05-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-05-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.811, -122.353
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Floating barrel; San Francisco Bay, CA. San Francisco Bay, CA. 1. On May 4, 2016, USCG Sector San Francisco called the NOAA SSC reporting a barrel floating high in the water within San Francisco Bay between Yerba Buena Island and the Port of Oakland. Sector requested trajectory support to assist in recovery operations. Barrel contents unknown. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: BARREL. 3. POSITION 37.811N 122.353W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9271: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9271
This area · spills & pollution incidents
246 within 180 nm since 1971 · 13 in the last 12 months · 2 in force now
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2016-05-04 · closed 2016-06-03
- San francisco bay, ca this message2016-05-04 → 2016-05-18
- Off bolinas, ca2016-05-08 → 2016-05-22
- Outside san francisco bay, ca2016-05-20 → 2016-06-03
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 33.5 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 65.8 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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