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Tug MADISON, South Lake Huron, near the entrance to St Clair River, MI

On 19 JULY 2012 (time unknown), Sector Detroit received report of a 110' Dredge and 38' Tug sank in Lake Huron. Tug DRUMMOND ISLANDER II (Flag: US) and Tug MADISON (Flag: US) were pushing a 110' dredge...

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F/V Two Mikes sunk, Yaquina Bay bar entrance, OR

At 0300 PDT 23 July USCG contacted NOAA SSC and reported the 48-foot F/V 'Two Mikes' sunk off the North jetty of the Yaquina Bay bar entrance in Oregon. The vessel was reported to have sunk at 2243...

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FV Mary Kay, Cape Chacon, SE Alaska

ERD was notified by CG MSD Ketchikan around noon on July 27, 2012,that the 78' FV Mary Kay sank in 85 fathoms of water immediately south of Cape Chacon at the southern end of SE Alaska with 2450...

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Pipeline Leak-Eugene Isl 305, GOM 60mi SE of Timbalier Bay, LA

MSU Morgan City contacted the NOAA SSC regarding the fate and trajectory for a leak in a 14" crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico 64 mi SE of Timbalier Bay. The leak is currently minor and only...

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Mystery Sheen Vermillian 51, GOMEX, 13mi south of LA Coast

On Saturday, 28Jul12, USCG Morgan City contacted the SSC to request fate of a silvery sheen 2mix1mi in Lease Block Vermillion 51, approximately 13mi south of the LA coastline. Sheen was sighted from an...

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FV View Point, Prince of Wales Bay, SE Alaska

Early on the morning of July 29, NOAA received a report from Coast Guard MSD Ketchikan that the FV View Point had grounded and taken on water and sank in 200 fathoms of water in Gardner Bay, part of...

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Sunken NPS work boat, Adelup, Guam

USCG Sector Guam notified the NOAA SSC on July 29 that an 18-foot US National Park Service work boat had capsized and was aground on reef at Asa Beach in Adelup, Guam. The vessel was carrying 25...

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TCI Fire, Ghent, NY

On August 2, 2012, a fire at transformer recycling company in Columbia County, NY, resulted in a release of an unknown amount of chemicals, including PCB-laden oil and combustion by-products. A 15 mile...

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M/V Ocean Crescent , GOMEX south of Pensacola, FL

At 2353 PDT USCG Sector Mobile, AL contacted the NOAA ERD duty officer to request a trajectory for an oil spill. The master of the M/V Ocean Crescent reported to the CG (at 2300PDT) spilling 7.3 cubic...

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F/V "Up The Ladder", Cuttyhunk, MA

A 43 foot recreational fishing vessel grounded on the 'Sow and Pigs Reef" just south of Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay, MA. She is carrying 400 gallons of diesel fuel and was towed to an intentional...

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Mystery sheen, San Pedro Channel, Off Los Angeles, CA

In the early afternoon of 23-August-2012, USCG Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC to request support for a mystery sheen reported earlier in the day. A sheen from an unknown source...

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Energy 21 Pipeline Leak W Delta31, Gulf of Mexico 30mi SE of Grand Isle, LA

At 2215EDT USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City, LA contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a trajectory for a crude oil pipeline leak. Maximum potential volume in the 10" by 1.3mi pipeline is 667BBL....

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Platform IRENE potential spill, Off Point Arguello, CA

At 1000hrs (local time), USCG District 11 Command Center contacted their NOAA SSC about a potential release from Platform IRENE off Point Arguello, just to the North & West of Santa Barbara...

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F/V Sea Biscuit, Near Bodega Bay, CA

At 1045hrs (local time), CA’s Office of Spill Prevention & Response (OSPR) contacted their NOAA SSC to request a trajectory estimate for the F/V SEA BISCUIT, which beached late last night in the...

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Hansa Berlin, Mariel, Cuba

A 474 foot container ship is aground on the coast of Cuba off Mariel. The vessel has RNH 380 (174,426 gal) and diesel (27,500 gal) aboard. Weather and seas caused by tropical storm Issac has prevented...

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Westshore Pipeline, Palos Heights, IL

On August 27, 2012 at 0910 (eastern), USCG contacted the SSC to report the release of 1000 barrels of JP-5 jet fuel from a leaking or broken pipeline that had occurred earlier that morning at 0631...

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Anhydrous ammonia leak, Fisherman's terminal, Seattle

On August 31 at approximately 1445 NOAA SSC was notified of a anhydrous ammonia leak aboard the fish processing vessel PACIFIC PRODUCER located at Fishermen's terminal in Seattle. The leak started on...

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Mystery Sheen, Cheboygan, MI

On 04 SEPT 2012, USCG received a report of a sheen from an unknown source on the sand and in Lake Huron in Cheboygan, MI. A retired USCG Chief was on scene and reported that the sheen did not reform...

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Mystery Sheen, Off San Clemente Island, CA

Shortly after 1000 hours (Pacific) on 05-SEP-2012, USCG Sector San Diego contacted their NOAA SSC to request trajectory support for a mystery sheen observed approximately 13 NM offshore. Earlier this...

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Exxon Mobil, Baton Rouge, LA

USCG MSU Baton Rouge contacted their NOAA SSC to request a precautionary “what if” trajectory for a 5 bbl spill of Doba Blend crude oil near Baton Rouge, LA at MM232 on the Lower Mississippi River. The...

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