Spills · mystery_substance
Off bolinas, ca
Sheen Reports; Off Bolinas, Ca · NOAAORR-9275
- issued
- 2016-05-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-05-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-05-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.868, -122.694
- vessel
- TUG ARTHUR BRUSCO
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sheen Reports; off Bolinas, CA. off Bolinas, CA. 1. On May 8, 2016, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted the SSC to relay two separate (but nearby) sheen reports offshore of Bolinas CA. The first sheen report from a charter fishing vessel was of a 1 mile x 100 yd rainbow sheen at 0930 hrs, but no orientation description. The second report from the Tug Arthur Brusco was of a N/S oriented sheen approximately 12 NM from the earlier report and within the vessel Traffic Separation Scheme outside the entrance to San Francisco Bay. USCG requested a hindcast trajectory to determine if the two sheen reports might be related and to narrow down the potential source(s). 2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE. 3. POSITION 37.868N 122.694W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9275: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9275
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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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, ca2016-05-04 → 2016-05-18
- Off bolinas, ca this message2016-05-08 → 2016-05-22
- Outside san francisco bay, ca2016-05-20 → 2016-06-03
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 18.2 nm
- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 76.8 nm
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