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Mystery sheen; San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA | 2017-Nov-12

Initial Notification: On the morning of 12-NOV-2017, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to relay a report of a mystery sheen in San Francisco Bay. Reported by a barge worker at 0711 hrs, the sheen was described as being 100’ by 2 miles and smelling of diesel fuel. USCG requested trajectory support.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Unknown oil
Latitude (approximate): 37° 47.95′ North
Longitude (approximate): 122° 22.72′ West