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Sailing Vessel Sunk Off Santa Cruz, CA

off Santa Cruz, CA | 2022-Mar-22

Initial Notification: On the evening of 22-MAR-2022, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff contacted their SSC regarding a sailing vessel that had sunk off Santa Cruz, CA the prior evening. The last known position was roughly one mile south of Terrace Point. No fuel is expected on board, so the Sanctuary requested a drift estimate of the S/V as it sunk to assist the owner in relocating & removing it.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Other
Products of concern:Marine debris
Total amount at risk of spill: 0 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 36° 56.12′ North
Longitude (approximate): 122° 3.20′ West