San Francisco Mystery Slick; off San Francisco, CA

off San Francisco, CA | 2001-Dec-08

Initial Notification: The scenario as reported to us: A Coast Guard overflight on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1325 PST reported seeing a 7 mile sheen 19 miles offshore bearing 240? T. Later that afternoon at about 1700 PST a CG vessel found two circular sheens 20 feet and 30 feet in length with some darker globules of oil within the sheens. Samples were taken at 37? 39.5' N by 122? 50.3' W. On Sunday a the M/V Clean Bay 2 was turned back from going onscene due to high winds and seas. USCG district 11.