F/V PACIFIC EAGLE; Humboldt Bay, Ell River Basin, California

Humboldt Bay, Ell River Basin, California | 1989-Mar-01

Initial Notification: On March 1, 1989, the 70-foot, steel-hulled fishing vessel PACIFIC EAGLE ran hard aground in heavy seas on a beach one mile south of the entrance to the Ell River. The vessel carried 2,000 gallons of number 2 diesel fuel, several barrels of lube oil, and a propane tank. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people and observed a sheen emanating from the vessel. USCG district 11.