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26-foot cabin cruiser sunk, bellingham bay, bellingham, wa

2 messages · 2023-07-17 to 2023-09-11

status
closed 2023-09-11 00:00Z
opened
2023-07-17 00:00Z
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.724, -122.509
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-10635

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-106352023-07-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-07-31 00:00Z
    Grounded 48' recreational vessel on stewart island, wagrounding
    Grounded 48' Recreational Vessel on Stewart Island, WA.
San Juan Islands.
1. In the afternoon of July 17th, the USCG Sector Puget Sound IMD contacted the NOAA HDO and relayed the case to the SSC NW. A 48’ recreational vessel grounded in Reid Harbor off of Steward Island, WA. An estimated 10-15 gallons of diesel has been released, with a maximum potential of approx. 500 gallons on board the vessel. An initial ICS-232 Resources at Risk was requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 48.672N 123.183W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10635: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10635
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-106572023-08-28 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-09-11 00:00Z
    26-foot cabin cruiser sunk, bellingham bay, bellingham, waoil
    26-foot Cabin Cruiser Sunk, Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA.
Bellingham, WA.
1. On 28-AUG-2023, USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA SSC that a 26-foot cabin cruiser sank in Bellingham Bay, WA. It is unknown how much fuel product is on board the vessel. There has been no reported sheen or fuel observed in the water. Ownership of the vessel is under investigation, The USCG opened the OSLTF and requested a verbal ESI/ Resources at Risk to prepare for pollution response.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 35 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.724N 122.509W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10657

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