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P/c Ment-2-Be adrift; offshore of point sur, ca

NOAAORR-9313

issued
2016-07-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-07-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-07-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
36.120, -122.016
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

P/C Ment-2-Be adrift; Offshore of Point Sur, CA.
Offshore of Point Sur, CA.
1. On 01-JULY-2016, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary contacted the regional NOAA SSC to request trajectory support for a drifting vessel. The 42ft wooden Grand Banks motor yacht was adrift and abandoned near Pt. Sur, CA. The drift request is intended to assist the owner in locating the drifting vessel before it sinks or becomes grounded in the Sanctuary.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: VESSEL ADRIFT/MARINE DEBRIS.
3. POSITION 36.120N 122.016W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9313: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9313

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