Spills · oil

Rio vista, ca

Ww-ii Landing Craft; Rio Vista, Ca · NOAAORR-9405

issued
2016-11-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-12-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-12-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.143, -121.693
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

WW-II Landing Craft; Rio Vista, CA.
Rio Vista, CA.
1. On November 22, 2016, a WWII-era landing craft (aka “LCM”) carrying a tractor was taking on water and sinking in the vicinity of the USCG Boat Station Rio Vista on the Sacramento River. The LCM is estimated to have 120 gallons of red-dye marine diesel on board at the time of sinking and was seen actively leaking this afternoon. The tractor is believed to have 100 gallons of diesel on-board and is not known to be leaking at this time. USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to request fate & trajectory information in advance of a first-light shoreline assessment.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 220 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.143N 121.693W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9405: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9405

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