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San francisco bay, ca, USA

Floating Drum; San Francisco Bay, Ca, USA · NOAAORR-9620

issued
2017-11-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-11-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-11-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.866, -122.444
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Floating drum; San Francisco Bay, CA, USA.
San Francisco Bay, CA, USA.
1. On the afternoon of 14-NOV-2017, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC about a floating drum with unknown contents reported near Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. Sector San Francisco requested a drift estimate to assist their small boat crew in trying to re-locate the floating drum.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: DRUM.
3. POSITION 37.866N 122.444W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9620: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9620

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