Incident Archive
The complete set of public incident records Tarline collects for the California coast, from four independent sources: NOAA IncidentNews case pages, raw National Response Center caller reports, satellite oil-signature detections, and California Spill Watch response notices. Search the text, narrow to one source, and page through the whole history.
Every row here is a source report, not a confirmed release. National Response Center entries in particular are self-reported by callers with no agency verification step, satellite detections are possible signatures rather than sampled oil, and a report saying nothing about a beach is not evidence that the beach was clean. Follow the link on a row and read the original record before citing it.
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Showing 826 to 850 of 2,160 records for all sources
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a transformer exploded due to an unspecified mechanical failure. Because of this (175) gallons of non-pcb transformer…
nrc report · ID 1451979
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The caller stated that a transformer exploded due to an unspecified mechanical failure. Because of this (175) gallons of non-pcb transformer oil released onto the ground and into the storm drain. The caller stated that they recovered (70) gallons of material. The amount that made its way into the storm drain is unknown
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raw report — unverified: Caller reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source at the incident location. Caller stated the sheen is 50 ft x 300 ft and rainbow in …
nrc report · ID 1451916
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Caller reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source at the incident location. Caller stated the sheen is 50 ft x 300 ft and rainbow in color; the sheen does not appear to be dissipating. Harbor pd responded to the incident and cannot confirm the source but believe it to be a vessel between f and g docks.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the pacific ocean.
nrc report · ID 1451910
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raw report — unverified: Potential discharge from a pick-up truck that was accidentally driven into the water at the incident location (single vehicle accident). Th…
nrc report · ID 1451852
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Potential discharge from a pick-up truck that was accidentally driven into the water at the incident location (single vehicle accident). The driver was injured and sent to the hospital.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reporting a sunken abandoned vessel releasing an unknown oil into the san francisco bay.
nrc report · ID 1451845
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported that a fuel line on a pleasure craft vessel split, causing fuel to go into the bilge. The bilge then pumped the material…
nrc report · ID 1451834
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The caller reported that a fuel line on a pleasure craft vessel split, causing fuel to go into the bilge. The bilge then pumped the material into the pacific ocean. This resulted in the release of an unknown amount of diesel fuel into the water.
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raw report — unverified: /// this is an update to NRC report 1451784 /// /// the update is as follows /// The caller updated the release amount to (97,000) gallons…
nrc report · ID 1451790
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/// this is an update to NRC report 1451784 /// /// the update is as follows /// The caller updated the release amount to (97,000) gallons of treated water. The release has been secured. The caller reported no environmental impact and no media interest. /// original report below /// Caller is reporting system failure resulted in the release of 5 million gallons of treated waste water into a storm drain. No clean up efforts reported. No sheen or harmful chemicals in the water was reported. Caller had no further information.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting system failure resulted in the release of 5 million gallons of treated waste water into a storm drain. No clean up effor…
nrc report · ID 1451784
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Caller is reporting system failure resulted in the release of 5 million gallons of treated waste water into a storm drain. No clean up efforts reported. No sheen or harmful chemicals in the water was reported. Caller had no further information.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the san francisco bay. The source of the sheen…
nrc report · ID 1451789
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The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the san francisco bay. The source of the sheen is unconfirmed but is suspected to be coming from a fishing vessel in the harbor.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported that a dual mast steel-bottom vessel sank in june and was surrounded by boom, but is now leaking oil beyond the booms which …
nrc report · ID 1451771
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Caller reported that a dual mast steel-bottom vessel sank in june and was surrounded by boom, but is now leaking oil beyond the booms which were compromised due to heavy rain and debris. Caller reported that a 10 foot section of boom has been compromised or lowered and sheen is trailing approximately 1,000 feet behind the vessel.
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raw report — unverified: Non-pcb mineral oil discharged from a pole mounted transformer due to a third party vehicle that struck the pole.
nrc report · ID 1451745
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raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of mineral oil, onto the ground and into a storm drain, from a pole top transformer. The caller states the…
nrc report · ID 1451757
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The caller is reporting a release of mineral oil, onto the ground and into a storm drain, from a pole top transformer. The caller states the cause of the release was due to the transformer overheating, then overpressured which made the top come off.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported that a vessel is sinking at a marina and discharging an unknown amount of unknown oil/fuel into the water.
nrc report · ID 1451710
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raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of hydraulic oil, into san francisco bay, from a loading arm on the dock. The caller states the cause of t…
nrc report · ID 1451660
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The caller is reporting a release of hydraulic oil, into san francisco bay, from a loading arm on the dock. The caller states the cause of the release was mechanical failure.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported a contractor was cleaning a bilge compartment and some residual oil was dumped overboard creating a sheen. The spill has sin…
nrc report · ID 1451682
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Caller reported a contractor was cleaning a bilge compartment and some residual oil was dumped overboard creating a sheen. The spill has since been cleaned up and secured.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting individuals chopping up cars and dumping the motor oil, gasoline and other fluids onto the ground.
nrc report · ID 1451630
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a vessel started to take on water, during which a sheen was discovered around the vessel. According to the caller the…
nrc report · ID 1451624
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The caller stated that a vessel started to take on water, during which a sheen was discovered around the vessel. According to the caller the cause of the incident is unknown as well as the material that released. The vessel is currently partially submerged at the location.
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that they discovered a (150) gallons drum containing diesel released (50) gallons. The material released onto the ground a…
nrc report · ID 1451618
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The caller stated that they discovered a (150) gallons drum containing diesel released (50) gallons. The material released onto the ground and into the big river. The amount that affected the waterway was unknown to the caller. The cause of the release is unknown to the caller.
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a separating tank on a platform released (5) tablespoons of crude oil into the pacific ocean. The cause of the releas…
nrc report · ID 1451559 · 34.331, -119.604
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The caller stated that a separating tank on a platform released (5) tablespoons of crude oil into the pacific ocean. The cause of the release is unknown to the caller, however they know it was a direct result of an overflow.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a white fishing vessel is partially submerged and is discharging an unknown amount of diesel fuel in sand mound slough a…
nrc report · ID 1451583 · 37.977, -121.605
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The caller reported a white fishing vessel is partially submerged and is discharging an unknown amount of diesel fuel in sand mound slough at the incident location. The cause of the vessel being partially submerged is unknown.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the southeast quadrant of oyster point marina. Caller stated the material was die…
nrc report · ID 1451392
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Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the southeast quadrant of oyster point marina. Caller stated the material was diesel and described the sheen as 20x20 and reddish in color.
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raw report — unverified: Caller states they have received multiple notifications of black tar patties & tar balls ranging from .5"-7.5" with a gooey caramel/marshmal…
nrc report · ID 1451394 · 36.972, -121.914
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Caller states they have received multiple notifications of black tar patties & tar balls ranging from .5"-7.5" with a gooey caramel/marshmallow consistency, washing up and spreading sporadically across 'seacliff state beach'; caller also discovered clumped up in seaweed/kelp Caller has observed the tar spanning from the 'ss palo alto' (a nearby concrete ship) @ 36.97153n, -121.91274w to the 'aptos creek' @36.96910n, -121.90701w. Caller also discovered tar
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raw report — unverified: Caller reporting tarballs found on manresa state beach. Source and cause are unknown. Tarballs range from 2" x 2" to 10" x 7"
nrc report · ID 1451340
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of non pcb mineral oil from a pole top transformer that went onto the ground and …
nrc report · ID 1451342
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The caller reported a discharge of approximately 5 gallons of non pcb mineral oil from a pole top transformer that went onto the ground and into a roadside drainage ditch at the incident location. The cause of the discharge is due to a storm knocking over a utility pole.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a discharge of approximately 9.7 gallons of non pcb mineral oil from a pole top transformer that went onto the ground an…
nrc report · ID 1451291
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The caller reported a discharge of approximately 9.7 gallons of non pcb mineral oil from a pole top transformer that went onto the ground and into a storm drain at the incident location. The cause of the discharge is due to a storm event knocking over the utility pole.
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