Platform Hidalgo hydraulic fluid spill; Lompoc, CA 93436, USA

Lompoc, CA 93436, USA | 2017-Nov-08

Initial Notification: On November 8, 2017, the USCG Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Santa Barbara contacted their NOAA SSC to report a spill of 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid on Platform Hidalgo (off Point Conception, just west of Santa Barbara Channel), of which 20 gallons were reported to have entered the water. According to the NRC report, the release occurred at 0640 hrs on 08-NOV-2017, resulted in a 0.5 mile X 15’ sheen, and conditions were calm. USCG requested trajectory support.