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M/V ann ping 6; longview, wa

2 messages · 1994-01-10 to 1994-01-24

status
closed 1994-01-24 00:00Z
opened
1994-01-10 00:00Z
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.113, -122.967
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6978

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-69781994-01-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-01-24 00:00Z
    An ping 6; longview, washington
    An Ping 6; Longview, Washington.
    Longview, Washington.
    1. The motor vessel An Ping 6 spilled approximately 5,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil while taking on fuel from a barge. The An Ping 6 was at anchor in the Columbia River at the time of the incident. The responsible party estimated that 3,000 gallons ran off the vessel's deck and into the water. The heaviest sheens extended eight miles downriver. Active and passive shoreline cleanup continued for several weeks. Approximately 78 vessels, 12 floating homes, and 50 other floating structures were oiled and had to be cleaned. USCG district 13. Keyword: none.
    2. COMMODITY: # 6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 46.117N 122.975W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6978: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6978
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-69791994-01-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-01-24 00:00Z
    M/V ann ping 6; longview, wa
    M/V ANN PING 6; LONGVIEW, WA.
    LONGVIEW, WA.
    1. Between 0545 and 0845 this morning (1/10/94) the vessel M/V Ann Ping 6 lost an estimated 26,000 gallons of fuel oil no. 6 while loading at the Long View pier in Longview, WA. An overflight this morning indicated that by 0900 sheen extended from Longview to just upriver of Coal Creek Slough (approximately 8 miles). There is no continuing release of oil into the water. . Daved Kruth of NOAA is en-route, a command post is being set up on Price Island by the Coast Guard. . If any of this initial information is incorrect, please let us know ASAP (at the above number) as it could affect any trajectory implications. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 26000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 46.113N 122.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6979: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6979

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