Mystery Slick1; Point Montara, California

Point Montara, California | 1987-Dec-10

Initial Notification: On December 10, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified that a passing fishing vessel had been oiled by a slick measuring 2.5 miles long by about .5 miles wide. The Coast Guard dispatched a vessel to the location of the slick, 2.5 miles west of Point Montara, approximately 15 miles south of the Golden Gate Bridge. USCG district 12.