Spills · other
Shipping containers overboard; port of oakland, ca 94607, USA
NOAAORR-9580
- issued
- 2017-09-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-10-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-10-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.811, -122.326
- vessel
- M/V MOL MAXIM
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Shipping Containers Overboard; Port of Oakland, CA 94607, USA. Port of Oakland, CA 94607, USA. 1. On September 22, 2017, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted NOAA ERD to request assistance with re-locating some empty shipping containers lost overboard from the M/V Mol Maxim. The ship was docked in the Port of Oakland’s Outer Harbor area on the afternoon of 21-SEP-2017 when eleven 40’ shipping containers were lost overboard. All containers were empty, closed and non-refrigerated. The USCG has requested a drift estimate to assist with relocation efforts. No pollution concern has been identified. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: SHIPPING CONTAINERS. 3. POSITION 37.811N 122.326W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9580: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9580
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