Pleasure craft WILD WAVE; Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, CA
Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, CA | 2020-Mar-10
Initial Notification: On the afternoon of 10-MAR-2020, USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC about an un-manned pleasure craft WILD WAVE that was dragging anchor outside of Catalina Harbor on Santa Catalina Island, CA. It is a 65' wooden vessel (former trawler) with a potential of 400-800 gallons diesel on-board and is reportedly 30 yards offshore. Sector LA/LB requests a hypothetical "what if" trajectory in the event it hits the rocks and discharges in the next two hours.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 800 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 33° 25.35′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 118° 30.31′ West |