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: Caller reported that at 0720, an oil spill was discovered in the water, suspected to be from the ferry del norte. The type of oil, amount re…
nrc report · ID 1423889
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Caller reported that at 0720, an oil spill was discovered in the water, suspected to be from the ferry del norte. The type of oil, amount released, and cause are all unknown at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the sacramento river (covering most of the north basin)
nrc report · ID 1423864
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raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of crude oil into the santa barbara channel from an oil rig. The cause of the release is unknown at this t…
nrc report · ID 1423866 · 34.389, -119.908
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The caller is reporting a release of crude oil into the santa barbara channel from an oil rig. The cause of the release is unknown at this time. The caller states they were taking drone shots of their boat when they discovered the sheen and followed it to the oil rig.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states that an unknown individual dumped an unknown amount of motor (waste) oil (estimated to be 15-20 gallons) and an unknown amoun…
nrc report · ID 1424122
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Caller states that an unknown individual dumped an unknown amount of motor (waste) oil (estimated to be 15-20 gallons) and an unknown amount of fireplace ashes onto the street. Srp then proceeded to add soil to the spill to cover/absorb it. Caller believes srp is the resident of the incident location.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states that a po discovered a sheen originating from their us naval ship's rigid hull inflatable boat (rhib) motor where approx 2 oz …
nrc report · ID 1423846
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Caller states that a po discovered a sheen originating from their us naval ship's rigid hull inflatable boat (rhib) motor where approx 2 oz of gear oil (8w90) discharged into the in the naval base port hueneme harbor. After an investigation it was determined that the cause of the discharge was due to a sea lion biting the gear oil hose.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: ***** there are no trains involved in this incident!!!! ***** The caller is reporting a release of an unknown fluid, coming from the neighb…
nrc report · ID 1423759
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***** there are no trains involved in this incident!!!! ***** The caller is reporting a release of an unknown fluid, coming from the neighboring property, onto the ballast of the railroad property. The caller states that it is unknown if there were any waterways or storm drains impacted. ***** there are no trains involved in this incident!!!! *****
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raw report — unverified: The caller reported a moored pleasure craft vessel sank and discharged approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel in old salinas river at the inc…
nrc report · ID 1423610
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The caller reported a moored pleasure craft vessel sank and discharged approximately 1 gallon of diesel fuel in old salinas river at the incident location. The cause of the vessel sinking is unknown.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reports less than 3 gallons of hydraulic oil has been discharged to the san diego bay. The material came from a vessel, it discharged…
nrc report · ID 1423612
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Caller reports less than 3 gallons of hydraulic oil has been discharged to the san diego bay. The material came from a vessel, it discharged over the side. The cause of the discharge is a leak due to equipment failure.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: //// potential /// Caller reports a potential release of an unknown amount of unknown materials to west channel. The material would come f…
nrc report · ID 1423599
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//// potential /// Caller reports a potential release of an unknown amount of unknown materials to west channel. The material would come from a sunken vessel, the cause of the vessel sinking is unknown. It is a lean vessel, the owner has abandoned it. There is currently no sheen present. The vessel seems to have sunken last night 14feb25 at an unknown time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Potential Release Report: Caller reported finding a broken bottle of motor oil on the ground that has not released any oil yet, but has a po…
nrc report · ID 1423545
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Potential Release Report: Caller reported finding a broken bottle of motor oil on the ground that has not released any oil yet, but has a potential to release motor oil to the sidewalk. Caller did not see any nearby storm drains.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the san diego bay. The sheen is about 60 feet …
nrc report · ID 1423525
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The caller reported the discovery of an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the waters of the san diego bay. The sheen is about 60 feet by 20 feet in size.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of diesel onto the ground from the saddle tanks on a tractor trailer truck and trailer. The caller states …
nrc report · ID 1423529 · 41.462, -120.916
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The caller is reporting a release of diesel onto the ground from the saddle tanks on a tractor trailer truck and trailer. The caller states that there was no release from the trailer. The cause of the release of diesel was due to the tractor trailer truck and trailer overturning onto its side. The cause of the roll over is unknown at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reported a discharge of an unknown amount of diesel from an unknown pleasure craft vessel. The cause of the discharge is unknown, how…
nrc report · ID 1423482
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Caller reported a discharge of an unknown amount of diesel from an unknown pleasure craft vessel. The cause of the discharge is unknown, however there is 4 inches of diesel in the bilge of the vessel. The alamitos bay was impacted by the discharge.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: *** 2nd updated to aircraft incident *** /// update to 1st updated incident report # 1423378 /// - the caller states that the fuel onboard…
nrc report · ID 1423496 · 32.700, -117.230
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*** 2nd updated to aircraft incident *** /// update to 1st updated incident report # 1423378 /// - the caller states that the fuel onboard will be changed from 300 gallons to 845 gallons. The caller states that the 845 gallons is a better estimate of what could have the potential to be onboard. - the caller also states that there is still an unknown sheen in san diago bay with an odor jet fuel in the air from the callers experience. - the caller will be changing "fires, injuries, fatalities and evacuations" from unknown to no on the impact page. - the caller will be changing media interest from none to high. Original description of updated incident report # 1423378: Update is as follows: caller states that this incident is no longer a potential release but is now an actual release. Caller states there is a sheen on the water currently but unknown sheen details at this time. No other updates at this time. Original description of incident report # 1423373: The caller reported that a navy hornet jet ran off the runway and into the san diego bay. Nothing was released and no sheen was observed, but there is a potential for a release of up to (300) gallons of jp-5 jet fuel. The cause of the jet running of the runway is unknown. The caller reported that the jet crashed next to navy dolphin pens. Original description of incident report # 1423380: Caller stated a navy f18 jet over shot the runway onboard a navy vessel and landed in the san diego bay. There was an unknown amount of jet fuel released into the water. Caller stated personnel onboard the jet were rescued and no injuries were reported. The cause of the incident is unknown and under investigation.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of a pleasure craft that sank in the waters of the avalon bay due to unknown reasons. No sheen was observe…
nrc report · ID 1423441
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The caller reported the discovery of a pleasure craft that sank in the waters of the avalon bay due to unknown reasons. No sheen was observed coming from the vessel, but there is a potential for a release of an unknown fuel or oil into the water.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller is reporting a release of diesel fuel onto the ground from a reefer tank of a tractor trailer truck and trailer. The caller state…
nrc report · ID 1423478 · 33.929, -118.224
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The caller is reporting a release of diesel fuel onto the ground from a reefer tank of a tractor trailer truck and trailer. The caller states that the type of trailer is unknown. The cause of the release was due to flooding in the area. The caller states the flood caused the driver to lose control and hit a concrete wall of an overpass. The caller states the overpass is operational, and there are no injuries or fatalities in this incident.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source on the san francisco bay.
nrc report · ID 1423405
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raw report — unverified: /// update to NRC report #1423373 /// Update is as follows: caller states that this incident is no longer a potential release but is now …
nrc report · ID 1423378 · 32.700, -117.230
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/// update to NRC report #1423373 /// Update is as follows: caller states that this incident is no longer a potential release but is now an actual release. Caller states there is a sheen on the water currently but unknown sheen details at this time. No other updates at this time. Original report reads: the caller reported that a navy hornet jet ran off the runway and into the san diego bay. Nothing was released and no sheen was observed, but there is a potential for a release of up to (300) gallons of jp-5 jet fuel. The cause of the jet running of the runway is unknown. The caller reported that the jet crashed next to navy dolphin pens.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported that a navy hornet jet ran off the runway and into the san diego bay. Nothing was released and no sheen was observed, bu…
nrc report · ID 1423373 · 32.700, -117.230
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The caller reported that a navy hornet jet ran off the runway and into the san diego bay. Nothing was released and no sheen was observed, but there is a potential for a release of up to (300) gallons of jp-5 jet fuel. The cause of the jet running of the runway is unknown. The caller reported that the jet crashed next to navy dolphin pens.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in monterey bay at the incident location.
nrc report · ID 1423366
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the san diego bay. The sheen was brown in color and approx 20ft x 10ft in siz…
nrc report · ID 1423375
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Caller is reporting an unknown sheen from an unknown source in the san diego bay. The sheen was brown in color and approx 20ft x 10ft in size.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reported that there is an unknown amount of diesel that has been discharged into a marina from an unknown source in alameda.
nrc report · ID 1423371
No public page - IncidentNews
Navy Jet Fighter Crash; San Diego Bay, CA
oil · ID 10918 · 32.704, -117.235
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On 12-FEB-2025, the USCG D-11 District Response Advisory Team (DRAT) alerted their NOAA SSC to a US Navy fighter jet (F-18) crash into San Diego Bay. The initial location description was near the South end of Shelter Island. Early NRC reports note a small area of sheen in the water and a potential spill volume of 300 gallons of jet fuel. A NOAA Factsheet on Kerosene & Jet Fuel spills was provided to USCG Sector San Diego as they support the Navy during response operations.
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting that a vessel has taken on a water, is partially submerged and is discharging an unknown oil or fuel into the water.
nrc report · ID 1423299
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported a discharge of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil from a garbage truck. Caller stated the lifting arm on the side of the tru…
nrc report · ID 1423471
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Caller reported a discharge of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil from a garbage truck. Caller stated the lifting arm on the side of the truck was discharging the oil while operating. The cause of the hydraulic failure is unknown. Caller stated that storm drains have been impacted by an unknown amount of oil.
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