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Offshore san diego, ca

San Diego Mystery Sheen; Offshore San Diego, Ca · NOAAORR-9653

issued
2018-01-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-02-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-02-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
32.708, -117.703
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

San Diego Mystery Sheen; Offshore San Diego, CA.
Offshore San Diego, CA.
1. On January 22, 2018, the USCG Sector San Diego called the NOAA Emergency Response Division to report a 6 mile by 100 foot sheen observed late yesterday, approximately 20 miles off of Point Loma, CA. The USCG requested assistance in determining whether the oil might be from a passing vessel or associated with a natural seep.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: POSSIBLE OIL.
3. POSITION 32.708N 117.703W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9653: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9653

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