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Sunken skiff; pittsburg, ca 94565, USA

NOAAORR-9582

issued
2017-09-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-10-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-10-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.045, -121.895
vessel
BARGE WHEN IT ROLLED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken skiff; Pittsburg, CA 94565, USA.
Pittsburg, CA 94565, USA.
1. USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to request a drift estimate for a 25 ft work boat that sank in Suisun Bay, near Pittsburg, CA. The work boat had been tied to a spud barge when it rolled over at 0410 hrs on 26-SEP-2017. The lines then parted and the work boat sank at 0549 hrs with no reported sheening. USCG requested info on size and direction of search area to re-locate and salvage the sunken work boat.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: SKIFF.
3. POSITION 38.045N 121.895W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9582: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9582

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