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Columbia river, or

F/V Reel Fishing Adrift On Fire; Columbia River, Or · NOAAORR-1036

issued
2003-01-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-02-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-02-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.276, -124.227
vessel
F/V REEL FISHING
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Reel Fishing Adrift on Fire; Columbia River, OR.
Columbia River, OR.
1. On January 18, 2003 at 1430 PST, the USCG reported the fishing vessel REEL FISHING was burning and drifting about 8 miles west of Peacock Spit, WA. The F/V REEL FISHING exploded and sunk at approximately 1730 on January 18th. The sheen from the remaining diesel was observed to be 3nm long by 1nm wide. On Sunday, January 19th, the observed sheen had lessened to 1nm. There were no observable shoreline impacts and the diesel seemed to have evaporated or dispersed within 18 hours.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 46.276N 124.227W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1036: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1036

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