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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- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the marina del rey harbor.
nrc report · ID 1443961
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raw report — unverified: Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time.
nrc report · ID 1443962 · 33.613, -117.924
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported that a vehicle struck a utility pole, causing the transformer to fall. This resulted in the release of about (12.7) gall…
nrc report · ID 1443947
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The caller reported that a vehicle struck a utility pole, causing the transformer to fall. This resulted in the release of about (12.7) gallons of non-pcb mineral oil onto pavement. A nearby storm drain was also affected.
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raw report — unverified: /// update to incident report # 1443920 /// Update is as follows: the caller states there were no pcb's detected in the mineral oil. (Pcb)…
nrc report · ID 1444169
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/// update to incident report # 1443920 /// Update is as follows: the caller states there were no pcb's detected in the mineral oil. (Pcb) polychlorinated biphenyls will be removed from the materials page. Original description is as follows: caller is reporting a spill of 75 gallons of mineral oil from a pole mounted transformer due to the pole breaking due to the age of the pole. Caller it is unknown if the mineral oil contains pcb's. Caller stated the spill went to soil. Caller stated there was no spill to a waterway or storm drain.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a spill of 75 gallons of mineral oil from a pole mounted transformer due to the pole breaking due to the age of the pole…
nrc report · ID 1443920
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Caller is reporting a spill of 75 gallons of mineral oil from a pole mounted transformer due to the pole breaking due to the age of the pole. Caller it is unknown if the mineral oil contains pcb's. Caller stated the spill went to soil. Caller stated there was no spill to a waterway or storm drain.
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raw report — unverified: Caller discovered numerous tar balls washed up on the beach at the incident location. Caller states the tar balls ranged in different sizes…
nrc report · ID 1444158
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Caller discovered numerous tar balls washed up on the beach at the incident location. Caller states the tar balls ranged in different sizes.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a well head has a seal failure which is resulting in the release of unknown oil with every movement onto land/soil. A po…
nrc report · ID 1443891 · 35.416, -119.676
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Caller is reporting a well head has a seal failure which is resulting in the release of unknown oil with every movement onto land/soil. A pool of oil 8ft x 5ft has been observed. Caller had no further information.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a well head has a busted seal which results in a release of oil with every movement. At the time of report, there is a p…
nrc report · ID 1443888 · 35.441, -119.680
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Caller is reporting a well head has a busted seal which results in a release of oil with every movement. At the time of report, there is a pool of unknown oil 15ft x 10ft on land/soil. Release is not secured. Caller had no further information.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the vicinity of pier 8 near the liquid cargo boat slip
nrc report · ID 1443878
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raw report — unverified: Caller reporting an unknown sheen in the americas cup harbor that stretches approximately 30-40 yards.
nrc report · ID 1443868
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of a partially submerged vessel that sank in the waters of the alameda estuary. No sheen was observed, but…
nrc report · ID 1443827
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The caller reported the discovery of a partially submerged vessel that sank in the waters of the alameda estuary. No sheen was observed, but there is a potential for a release of an unknown fuel or oil aboard the vessel. The cause of the sinking is unknown.
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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 1443822
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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 marina del ray.
nrc report · ID 1443811 · 33.983, -118.448
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raw report — unverified: Caller reporting a discharge of (2) gallons of an oil and diesel mixture from a vessel (believed to be bilge water) to the huntington beach …
nrc report · ID 1443806
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Caller reporting a discharge of (2) gallons of an oil and diesel mixture from a vessel (believed to be bilge water) to the huntington beach harbor. The cause is believed to be due to recent maintenance on the vessel triggering the bilge pump and causing the discharge.
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raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of hydraulic oil into the pacific ocean from the stern ramp on a ro/ro. The caller states the cause of the…
nrc report · ID 1443746 · 34.150, -119.200
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The caller is reporting a release of hydraulic oil into the pacific ocean from the stern ramp on a ro/ro. The caller states the cause of the release was due to a leaking plug on the hydraulic motor.
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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. An estimate of the size was…
nrc report · ID 1443730 · 34.370, -119.952
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The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the pacific ocean. An estimate of the size was not provided, but the caller reported that they motored through it for about half an hour.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a discharge of approximately 15-20 gallons of hydraulic oil (iso 46) from a hydraulic line on a mobile van aaslt bulk un…
nrc report · ID 1443758
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The caller reported a discharge of approximately 15-20 gallons of hydraulic oil (iso 46) from a hydraulic line on a mobile van aaslt bulk unloader that went onto the deck of the vessel and into lake washington at the incident location. The cause of the discharge is due to the hydraulic line failing.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported that they were made aware of a pleasure craft vessel being demoed at a marina. In the process of the demolition, diesel …
nrc report · ID 1443668
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The caller reported that they were made aware of a pleasure craft vessel being demoed at a marina. In the process of the demolition, diesel fuel and engine oil were released into the bodega harbor.
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raw report — unverified: Diesel fuel discharged from a fuel tank on a boat due to operator error while removing the tank during a boat demolition.
nrc report · ID 1443678
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raw report — unverified: Caller states discovering an unknown sheen that is suspected to be coming from a fuel dock at the incident location. An employee was seen po…
nrc report · ID 1443599
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Caller states discovering an unknown sheen that is suspected to be coming from a fuel dock at the incident location. An employee was seen pouring dawn dish soap in the water to disperse the sheen.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source.
nrc report · ID 1443575
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raw report — unverified: Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time. Caller suspects the sheen may be originating from the suspected…
nrc report · ID 1443570 · 33.733, -118.272
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Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time. Caller suspects the sheen may be originating from the suspected responsible party's (srp) facility. Caller states 1530 they noticed the strong smell of crude and at 1610 they noticed the sheen passing by.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting the discovery of tar balls washing up from the pacific ocean at the location provided.
nrc report · ID 1443456
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the hyde street harbor, wharf j10. Caller stated that it has been seen recurring …
nrc report · ID 1443619
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Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the hyde street harbor, wharf j10. Caller stated that it has been seen recurring since 9/22 early each morning.
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raw report — unverified: Caller stated a security boat (hpu) was performing maintenance and a release of fuel occurred. Caller states less than 1 gallon of diesel r…
nrc report · ID 1443324
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Caller stated a security boat (hpu) was performing maintenance and a release of fuel occurred. Caller states less than 1 gallon of diesel released into the inner anaheim bay (next to the security boat).
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