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Point wells, seattle, wa

Jet Fuel Ruptured At Chevron Facility; Point Wells, Seattle, Wa · 10 messages · 1985-10-22 to 1986-01-03

status
closed 1986-01-03 00:00Z
opened
1985-10-22 00:00Z
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.782, -122.404
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-9075

Timeline · 10 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-90751985-10-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-05 00:00Z
    Point no pointoil
    F/V Sank off Point No Point; Point No Point.
    Point No Point.
    1. F/V Sank off Point No Point with 500 gallons of diesel and 10 gallons of lube. it sank in over 500 ft of water. Want to know if vessel will implode.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.919N 122.513W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9075: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9075
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-90801985-11-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-11-15 00:00Z
    Duwamish river, seattle, waoil
    T/V sank in Duwamish River; Duwamish River, Seattle, WA.
    Duwamish River, Seattle, WA.
    1. Jugboat sank in the upper end of the Duwamish and has been leaking diesel since 1130. A ribbin of sheen 6 feet wide by 1/2 long was spotted. How long before oil gets 1st Ave S Bridge.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.584N 122.360W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9080: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9080
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-63011985-11-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-03 00:00Z
    Hood canal, washington
    Fishing Vessel; Hood Canal, Washington.
    Hood Canal, Washington.
    1. Early on the morning of November 19, 1985, a fishing vessel carrying 300 gallons of gasoline caught fire and sank in 70 fathoms of water in Hood Canal. The vessel's fuel tanks breached, creating a sheen on the water. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 47.588N 122.980W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6301: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6301
  4. 4
    NOAAORR-90861985-11-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-03 00:00Z
    Hood canal, waoil
    F/V Sank in Hood Canal; Hood Canal, WA.
    Hood Canal, WA.
    1. 32 F.V. Sank in Hood Canal. Tanks Are Reported breeched and there arew 300 Gallons of gasoline aboard. Vessel is burping gasoline-3-4" diameter ~every 5 seconds
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.604N 122.949W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9086: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9086
  5. 5
    NOAAORR-63091985-11-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-13 00:00Z
    Des moines, washington
    Olympic Pipeline; Des Moines, Washington.
    Des Moines, Washington.
    1. At 2100 on November 28, 1985, Olympic Pipeline reported a leak at their storage facility near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A malfunctioning valve on a storage tank had allowed 34,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel to flow into a containment area and, through a storm drain system, into Des Moines Creek. Washington State Department of Ecology (WDOE) was notified and a cleanup contractor was contacted to initiate the cleanup. Although a series of booms and vacuum trucks was placed along the creek to contain and pick up the product, fuel reached the mouth of the creek and flowed into Puget Sound. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: JP-5 FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 34000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 47.461N 122.295W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6309: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6309
  6. 6
    NOAAORR-90891985-11-29 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-13 00:00Z
    Des moines creek, waoil
    Jet Fuel Des Moines Creek; Des Moines Creek, WA.
    Des Moines Creek, WA.
    1. 34,00 Gallons of Jet Fuel leaked from a storm drain into Des Moines Creek. This Accident Occured at 2230 on 11/28. There is concern that it will get in Puget Sound. Oily a small slick was sighted in the Creek and in Puget Sound.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.406N 122.328W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9089: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9089
  7. 7
    NOAAORR-63121985-12-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-19 00:00Z
    On december 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel…
    Home Heating Oil Tank Leak; Manchester, Washington.
    Manchester, Washington.
    1. On December 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel into Puget Sound near Manchester, Washington. Although the fuel line was shut off and tank emptied, a visible sheen was reported offshore in the vicinity of the release. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 47.556N 122.545W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6312: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6312
  8. 8
    NOAAORR-90921985-12-05 00:00Z → cancelled 1985-12-19 00:00Z
    Tank with 3000 gallons of home heating oil is leaking into a storm drain which empties into puget sound…oil
    Heating oil leaking into storm drain; Manchester, WA.
    Manchester, WA.
    1. Tank With 3000 Gallons of home heating oil is leaking into a storm drain which empties into Puget Sound About 2 1/2 mile South of Manchester ( Across the Sound from West Seattle, West od Blake Island) 1630 Dave Called back - Situation under control. Sheen is dissipating quickly and moving to NE (not onshore). A boom is out to prevent anymore leaking
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.514N 122.498W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9092: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9092
  9. 9
    NOAAORR-63171985-12-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-03 00:00Z
    Point wells, washington
    Chevron Bulk Storage Terminal; Point Wells, Washington.
    Point Wells, Washington.
    1. On December 20, 1985, 1,440 barrels of Jet A fuel were released into a culvert with drainage into Puget Sound when a Burlington Northern Railroad crew inadvertently ruptured a pipeline from the Chevron Bulk Storage Terminal at Point Wells. USCG district 13.
    2. COMMODITY: JET A FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 60500 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 47.781N 122.395W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6317: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6317
  10. 10
    NOAAORR-91001985-12-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-01-03 00:00Z
    Point wells, seattle, waoil
    Jet fuel ruptured at Chevron Facility; Point Wells, Seattle, WA.
    Point Wells, Seattle, WA.
    1. Pipeline rupture at Point Wells Chevron Oil facility; 168,000 gallons Jet A spilled. SPill at 1215, At 1400 ut had just reached Puget Sound. Early estimates were that 10% would reach the sound. 1500: gase from John Robinson: only 100-150 gallons reached the Sound
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 47.782N 122.404W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9100: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9100

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