M/V Gardenia Ace; Point Piedras Blancas, California

Point Piedras Blancas, California | 1999-Aug-12

Initial Notification: At approximately 1300 on August 12, 1999, the M/V Gardenia Ace suffered an engine room fire and lost power. The 573-foot car carrier was adrift for several hours 80 nm offshore of Point Piedras Blancas, California with 750,000 gallons of marine diesel onboard. Weather on-scene was winds from the north-northwest at 22 knots. A US Navy vessel attended on-scene and a commercial tug was sent to tow the vessel into San Francisco Bay. USCG district 11. Keyword: potential spill.