Spills · grounding

Bulk carrier aground columbia river; columbia river, longview, wa 98632, USA

NOAAORR-10315

issued
2021-07-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-07-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-07-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.121, -122.979
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bulk Carrier Aground Columbia River; Columbia River, Longview, WA 98632, USA.
Columbia River, Longview, WA 98632, USA.
1. On July 11, 2021, the NOAA SSC received a call from Sector Columbia River about a 580 foot long bulk carrier that had run aground in low tide in the Columbia River about a mile down stream of the Louis and Clark Bridge. A tug is was standing by to assist with refloating the carrier at high tide. The NOAA SSC provided a verbal resources at risk assessment.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 46.121N 122.979W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10315: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10315

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