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Port angeles harbor, wa

Port Angeles, Wa, Xylenes; Port Angeles Harbor, Wa · 6 messages · 1985-12-21 to 1986-03-17

status
closed 1986-03-17 00:00Z
opened
1985-12-21 00:00Z
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.132, -123.420
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6319

Timeline · 6 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-63191985-12-21 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-04 00:00Z
    T/v arco anchorage; port angeles harbor, port angeles, washingtoncollision
    T/V Arco Anchorage; Port Angeles Harbor, Port Angeles, Washington.
    Port Angeles Harbor, Port Angeles, Washington.
    1. At 1626 on December 21, 1985 the Tank Vessel ARCO Anchorage ran aground while anchoring in Port Angeles Harbor, Washington. The vessel was carrying 814,000 barrels of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil en route from Valdez, Alaska to the Cherry Point Refinery in Bellingham, Washington. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were calm with a visibility of 3 miles. The vessel was holed in two cargo tanks resulting in the loss of 5690 barrels of oil into Port Angeles Harbor. Internal transfer of cargo from the holed tanks stopped the discharge of oil into the water by 2052, December 21. The ARCO Anchorage remained aground until 0244, December 22 when it was refloated and moved to deeper anchorage within Port Angeles Harbor. Through discussions with the Canadian Coast Guard it was decided that invocation of the joint U.S. Canadian response plan (CANUSPAC) was not necessary, but that close [...]
    2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ALASKA NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 239000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
    3. POSITION 48.117N 123.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6319: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6319
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-91021985-12-21 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-04 00:00Z
    Port angeles, waoil
    T/V Arco Anchorage; Port Angeles, WA.
    Port Angeles, WA.
    1. T/V Arco Anchorage leaked 189,000 al of AK crude into Port Angeles Harbor
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 48.134N 123.427W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9102: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9102
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-91051986-01-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-29 00:00Z
    San juan island, akoil
    San Juan Island Slick; San Juan Island, AK.
    San Juan Island, AK.
    1. Slicked sighted by CG helo SW of San Juan Island (48 23 N , 123 04 4 W) at 1340 PST. It was about 500 x 100 yds and darkk brown in the middle, grey on the outside
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 48.383N 123.060W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9105: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9105
  4. 4
    NOAAORR-63291986-02-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-02-24 00:00Z
    Port angeles, washington
    Forest Prince; Port Angeles, Washington.
    Port Angeles, Washington.
    1. At 0500 on February 10, 1986, while the Liberian bulk carrier, Forest Prince, was refueling in Port Angeles Harbor, a check valve failed and a fuel tank overflowed. Bunker C fuel was pumped onto the deck of the vessel, through a scupper, and flowed into the harbor. Before the overflow was detected, approximately 250 gallons of fuel spilled into the water. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 48.117N 123.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6329: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6329
  5. 5
    NOAAORR-91131986-02-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-02-24 00:00Z
    Port angeles harbor, waoil
    M/V Forest Prince refueling spill; Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
    Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
    1. The Forest Prince spilled 50-300 gallons of oil 2FO80 during refueling in Port Angeles Harbor. Oil seen on an overflight led from PA Harbor to Green Pt, Parallel to the CG Base on Ediz Hook in the Harbor.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 48.132N 123.420W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9113: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9113
  6. 6
    NOAAORR-91191986-03-03 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-03-17 00:00Z
    Port angeles harbor, wachemical
    Port Angeles, WA, Xylenes; Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
    Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
    1. Port Angeles, WA, xylenes was transferred into a tank with an 1/8" hole. Estimate 160- 200 lbs lost. Created 50 x 150 foot slick in the water
    2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
    3. POSITION 48.132N 123.420W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9119: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9119

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