Mystery Spill, Depoe Bay; Depoe Bay, OR

Depoe Bay, OR | 1993-Jan-04

Initial Notification: At 1137, on January 4, 1993, USCG Station Depoe Bay, OR received a report of oil on the local beaches. A USCG overflight that afternoon confirmed the presence of tarballs and oil impacts along a 15-mile stretch of shoreline south of Lincoln, OR between Gleneden Beach and Seal Rock. No source of the oil was found. A shoreline survey by MSO Portland personnel the following morning observed weathered pea- to grape-size tarball accumulations that warranted cleanup deposited along the high-tide line in at least five different areas between Lincoln City and Lost Creek. The Oil Pollution Fund was opened. Manual cleanup of the impacted areas was completed January 8, 1993. USCG district 5.