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 1,301 to 1,325 of 2,160 records for all sources
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller discovered multiple tar balls in the pacific ocean and on ventura beach from an unknown source. The caller states the stretch the…
nrc report · ID 1437751
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The caller discovered multiple tar balls in the pacific ocean and on ventura beach from an unknown source. The caller states the stretch the length of the beach.
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a trash truck blew a hydraulic hose, which released (2-3) gallons of hydraulic oil onto the street.
nrc report · ID 1437974
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raw report — unverified: Caller verified a 20 ft by 50 ft rainbow sheen exists east of the north tahoe marina. Source is unknown.
nrc report · ID 1437665
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that they discovered unknown tar balls from an unknown source at the location.
nrc report · ID 1437651
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raw report — unverified: Caller stated while performing maintenance and checking for leaks on equipment onboard the cutter munro, external piping was found to be lea…
nrc report · ID 1437643
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Caller stated while performing maintenance and checking for leaks on equipment onboard the cutter munro, external piping was found to be leaking hydraulic oil. The release was into the san francisco bay. There was a rainbow sheen on the water approx 100 square feet.
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raw report — unverified: Caller states there is an unknown sheen from an unknown source covering the entire wharf area at the seascape pier. (60 yards x 20 yards).
nrc report · ID 1437635
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported that their neighbor is dumping large amounts of automotive oil onto soil. No waterways or storm drains were affected. Th…
nrc report · ID 1446125
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The caller reported that their neighbor is dumping large amounts of automotive oil onto soil. No waterways or storm drains were affected. This has been an ongoing issue.
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raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting an unknown sheen in the basin of san diego harbor. The caller states the release is from an unknown source on uss st…
nrc report · ID 1437608
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The caller is reporting an unknown sheen in the basin of san diego harbor. The caller states the release is from an unknown source on uss stockdale (ddg-106) . The sheen is secured in boom and dissipated naturally.
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raw report — unverified: Wd-40 penetrating oil discharged from a vessel due to operator error (sprayed the pump down with the oil which caused it to get into the ac)…
nrc report · ID 1437559
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Wd-40 penetrating oil discharged from a vessel due to operator error (sprayed the pump down with the oil which caused it to get into the ac).
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported that while refueling a patrol vessel, the shut off handle got stuck. This resulted in a release of about (1) gallon of d…
nrc report · ID 1437478 · 32.725, -117.214
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The caller reported that while refueling a patrol vessel, the shut off handle got stuck. This resulted in a release of about (1) gallon of diesel fuel, some of which reached the waters of the san diego bay.
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raw report — unverified: Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time. Caller states this is not the first time this has been called i…
nrc report · ID 1437466
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Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time. Caller states this is not the first time this has been called in regarding this sheen (possibly has been previously reported 8 - 9 times). Caller suspects someone is blowing their bilge out of a vessel at one of the vacation homes every few weeks but that has not be confirmed.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a discharge of approximately 60 gallons of non pcb transformer oil from six pole top transformers that went onto the gro…
nrc report · ID 1437411
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The caller reported a discharge of approximately 60 gallons of non pcb transformer oil from six pole top transformers that went onto the ground at the incident location. The cause of the discharge is unknown. The caller stated the six transformers were located on three poles that went down for unknown reasons. Limited information was provided. -no injuries or fatalities. -an investigation is being conducted.
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported that an unknown vehicle struck a power pole, causing a fixed transformer to catch fire and discharge about (40) gallons …
nrc report · ID 1437410
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The caller reported that an unknown vehicle struck a power pole, causing a fixed transformer to catch fire and discharge about (40) gallons of transformer oil onto soil. No waterways or storm drains were affected. The pcb content is unknown.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting they discovered a discharge of an unknown oil on the ground under a container that was sitting on a chassis. This was fo…
nrc report · ID 1437384
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Caller is reporting they discovered a discharge of an unknown oil on the ground under a container that was sitting on a chassis. This was found while they were conducting container operations. The cause of the discharge is unknown.
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported a mystery sheen in the marina. The source and cause is unknown. Caller states sheen is rainbow/white and broken up with no d…
nrc report · ID 1437353
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Caller reported a mystery sheen in the marina. The source and cause is unknown. Caller states sheen is rainbow/white and broken up with no discernible scent. The sheen is covering 5 docks in the marina.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a strong odor of diesel in the air from unknown sources at the newport harbor.
nrc report · ID 1437334
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported that an unknown sheen from an unknown source was discovered by aircraft approx. 8 miles from point loma.
nrc report · ID 1437284 · 32.640, -117.540
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raw report — unverified: Motor oil is being dumped after working on vehicles at the incident location. Caller states this has been going on for four years.
nrc report · ID 1437201
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a vessel caught fire due to unknown causes. Because of this incident there is a potential for an unknown amount of an…
nrc report · ID 1437096
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The caller stated that a vessel caught fire due to unknown causes. Because of this incident there is a potential for an unknown amount of an unknown oil that could release. Should the material release it will go into san diego bay.
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting that at an older vessel wreck site there are oil booms that were deployed at the site to contain the spill. Caller state…
nrc report · ID 1437090
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Caller is reporting that at an older vessel wreck site there are oil booms that were deployed at the site to contain the spill. Caller states that due to the king tide the booms have now broken apart and the sheen is now getting larger and spreading.
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raw report — unverified: Potential Release Report: The caller stated that a vessel caught fire due to stacks on the vessel. Because of this incident, there is a pote…
nrc report · ID 1437076 · 36.946, -121.950
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Potential Release Report: The caller stated that a vessel caught fire due to stacks on the vessel. Because of this incident, there is a potential for (1000) gallons of diesel to release into monterey bay.
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raw report — unverified: Caller stated less than 1 cup of hydraulic oil released from the jet drive hose on the starboard outboard of the m/v napa . The oil released…
nrc report · ID 1437068
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Caller stated less than 1 cup of hydraulic oil released from the jet drive hose on the starboard outboard of the m/v napa . The oil released into carte madera creek which leads to the san francisco bay.
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raw report — unverified: Potential Release Report: Caller stated the driver of a 2015 gmc savana suv was traveling northbound on river road, when he sneezed twice an…
nrc report · ID 1437050
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Potential Release Report: Caller stated the driver of a 2015 gmc savana suv was traveling northbound on river road, when he sneezed twice and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle ended up in the sacramento river. The driver safely exited the vehicle and called for assistance. No release of materials were reported.
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raw report — unverified: Diesel fuel discharged from a sunken vessel. It is unknown what caused the vessel to sink at this time.
nrc report · ID 1437009
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raw report — unverified: Diesel fuel discharged from a sunken vessel. It is unknown what caused the vessel to sink at this time.
nrc report · ID 1437002
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