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Sunken pleasure craft matia island, wa; eastsound, wa 98245, USA

NOAAORR-10096

issued
2020-06-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-06-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-06-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.747, -122.838
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Pleasure Craft Matia Island, WA; Eastsound, WA 98245, USA.
Eastsound, WA 98245, USA.
1. Morning of 02 JUN 2020, Washington State Ecology was notified of a sunken 41 ft pleasure craft off Matia Island in the San Juan Islands. Coast Guard safely rescued persons onboard before the vessel sank. It is unknown how much fuel is onboard the vessel at this time and Coast Guard is reporting they are not seeing a sheen in the water. They are planning to conduct an overflight at daylight to assess the situation. ESA has been requested at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 48.747N 122.838W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10096: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10096

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