Spills · oil

Fire on 30' vessel off decatur island, wa

NOAAORR-10474

issued
2022-06-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-06-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-06-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.480, -122.810
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fire on 30' Vessel off Decatur Island, WA.
Decatur Island, San Juan Islands, WA.
1. 6/15 at 1300, USCG Sector Puget Sound notified NOAA NW SSC of a 30' vessel fire off of Decatur Island, Honeymoon Cove (across from Center Is, E of Rim Is), San Juan Islands. The fire was caused by a butane tank explosion on board and has since been put out. An approximate 90 gallons of diesel and 2 propane tanks (max potential 100-200 ga) have been released, creating a non-recoverable, rainbow sheen. The USCG is on scene and funding has been opened to hire an OSRO to boom and salvage the vessel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 90 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.480N 122.810W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10474: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10474

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