Marine Debris: partial fishing vessel; off Gold Beach, OR
off Gold Beach, OR | 2016-Mar-16
Initial Notification: During an overflight on March 16, 2016, USCG Sector North Bend, OR, discovered a 26-30 foot partial fishing vessel roughly 10 miles offshore of Gold Beach, OR that is believed to be Japanese tsunami marine debris. No fuel is believed to be on-board the vessel, but USCG attached a Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoy (SLDMB) to track the debris in the event it poses a hazard to navigation and/or comes ashore.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Other |
Tags: | Tsunami |
Products of concern: | Marine debris |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 0 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 42° 31.65′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 124° 40.65′ West |
On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |