S/V Chelsea adrift; South of Point Sur, CA
South of Point Sur, CA | 2014-Feb-18
Initial Notification: On February 18, 2014, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff contacted their SSC to request a drift estimate of an unmanned, 32 foot sailboat drifting 7 NM offshore and 9.5 NM South of Point Sur, CA. The occupants were safety rescued by the USCG. Plannining is on-going to locate and recover the vessel.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Other |
| Products of concern: | Marine debris |
| Latitude (approximate): | 36° 9.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 121° 52.25′ West |