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 1,326 to 1,350 of 2,160 records for all sources
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time.
nrc report · ID 1436998
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raw report — unverified: Unknown sheen sighting. Exact source of the sheen is unknown at this time.
nrc report · ID 1436993
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raw report — unverified: Fuel oil mixture released from a bilge tank due to an equipment failure.
nrc report · ID 1436981
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raw report — unverified: Caller states they received a report of an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the pacific ocean. The sheen spanned between buoys 5 and …
nrc report · ID 1436970 · 32.652, -117.226
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Caller states they received a report of an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the pacific ocean. The sheen spanned between buoys 5 and 6 (san diego channel) and went 100 yards outside of the buoys. The sheen color was rainbow.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states they discovered an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the channel islands harbor. The sheen is rainbow in color and appro…
nrc report · ID 1436958
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Caller states they discovered an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the channel islands harbor. The sheen is rainbow in color and approx. 200 square yards in size.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported that a pad mounted transformer suffered a short, causing a discharge of about (25) gallons of non-pcb mineral oil onto s…
nrc report · ID 1436914
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The caller reported that a pad mounted transformer suffered a short, causing a discharge of about (25) gallons of non-pcb mineral oil onto soil and concrete. A nearby storm drain could potentially have been affected, but it is unknown if it was at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states a trespassing tractor trailer truck was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing. No injuries or fatalities reported. A…
nrc report · ID 1436854
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Caller states a trespassing tractor trailer truck was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing. No injuries or fatalities reported. An unknown amount of motor oil was released onto the road from the truck. Damage amount is unknown.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states a trespassing tractor trailer truck was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing. The truck driver requested to be chec…
nrc report · ID 1436828
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Caller states a trespassing tractor trailer truck was struck by a passenger train at a grade crossing. The truck driver requested to be checked out by ems but it is unknown if he was transported to the hospital. Approx. 5 to 10 gallons of motor oil released onto ballast and road from the tractor truck.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a truck pulled into a parking lot, when they discovered diesel was being released from the vehicle. According to the …
nrc report · ID 1436906
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The caller stated that a truck pulled into a parking lot, when they discovered diesel was being released from the vehicle. According to the caller (50) gallons of material released, of that (25) gallons released onto the asphalt. The rest of the material was contained with a catch pan. The cause is unknown, however road debris is suspected.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: An unknown number of tar balls were discovered washed up along the shoreline at the incident location. Caller states the tar balls were abo…
nrc report · ID 1436788
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An unknown number of tar balls were discovered washed up along the shoreline at the incident location. Caller states the tar balls were about half dollar sized
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller states (1) pint of oil was spilled from a bucket, and impacted bodega bay.
nrc report · ID 1436776
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raw report — unverified: Caller reports a mystery sheen in america's cup harbor in san diego bay
nrc report · ID 1436777
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raw report — unverified: Potential Release Report: Caller states an 18ft pleasure craft became disabled and went aground at the salinas river state beach. This is a …
nrc report · ID 1436761
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Potential Release Report: Caller states an 18ft pleasure craft became disabled and went aground at the salinas river state beach. This is a potential release for 12 gallons of gasoline and 2 quarts of motor oil onboard.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reported a loss of pressure in their hydraulic system while underway that could possibly result in a release of materials.
nrc report · ID 1436802 · 33.733, -118.150
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raw report — unverified: The caller discovered a derelict vessel, that is pumping water in the bilge (during high tide) and releasing that water into san rafael turn…
nrc report · ID 1436743 · 37.969, -122.517
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The caller discovered a derelict vessel, that is pumping water in the bilge (during high tide) and releasing that water into san rafael turning basin. The caller states at low tide the vessel is tuck in the mud, at high tide the vessel begins taking on water.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that lifeguards were notified of pellets size tar balls on huntington beach. The source of the release is unknown to the …
nrc report · ID 1436632
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The caller stated that lifeguards were notified of pellets size tar balls on huntington beach. The source of the release is unknown to the caller.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reported a vehicle accident that caused a spill of 40 gallons of diesel to the ground. No waterways affected. Clean up is underway.
nrc report · ID 1436554
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raw report — unverified: The caller stated that they discovered an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the pacfic ocean.
nrc report · ID 1436505 · 32.630, -117.189
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in america's cup harbor. Caller stated it is gray in color and is possibly from a di…
nrc report · ID 1436476 · 32.719, -117.222
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Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in america's cup harbor. Caller stated it is gray in color and is possibly from a discharged bilge.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported an oily, acrid smell coming from an unknown source. The smell is noticeable throughout their neighborhood. This has been…
nrc report · ID 1436453
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The caller reported an oily, acrid smell coming from an unknown source. The smell is noticeable throughout their neighborhood. This has been ongoing for about a week.
No public page - Cal Spill Watch
Dunsmuir Historical Oil – Update #27
active response · ID http://calspillwatch.wordpress.com/?p=1736
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid along with fire fighting water released while responding to take down a backhoe that caught on fire due to a…
nrc report · ID 1436437
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Diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid along with fire fighting water released while responding to take down a backhoe that caught on fire due to an unknown cause at this time (may have been due to vandalism). The release amount for each material is unknown but the capacity of the diesel fuel on the backhoe is 30 gallons and the capacity of the hydraulic fluid is 20 gallons.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of oily water, into the pacific ocean, from a oily water tank on the vessel. The caller states that the c…
nrc report · ID 1436351
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The caller is reporting a release of oily water, into the pacific ocean, from a oily water tank on the vessel. The caller states that the cause of the release was due to operator error during maintenance operations.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: A petroleum base solvent (pro solv 680 type 2) released from a parts washer at the air station due to operator error while in the process of…
nrc report · ID 1436317
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A petroleum base solvent (pro solv 680 type 2) released from a parts washer at the air station due to operator error while in the process of being prepped for disposal. Max capacity / potential of the release is 34 gallons.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller discovered a large number of tar balls on the beach at the incident location.
nrc report · ID 1436347
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