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Swinomish channel, anacortes, wa

Bnsf Railway Train Derailment, Swinomish Channel, Anacortes, Wa · NOAAORR-10584

issued
2023-03-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-03-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-03-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.459, -122.517
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

BNSF Railway Train Derailment, Swinomish Channel, Anacortes, WA.
Swinomish Channel, Anacortes, WA.
1. On March 16, 2023, the EPA Region 10 contacted the NOAA SSC that a BNSF train derailed near the Swinomish Channel, Anacortes, Washington, There is a potential of approx. 7,000 gallons of diesel. There are other loaded cars still on the tracks.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OIL. TAGS: RAILCAR.
3. POSITION 48.459N 122.517W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10584: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10584

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  1. Lopez island, wa2023-02-22 → 2023-03-08
  2. Swinomish channel, anacortes, wa this message2023-03-16 → 2023-03-30

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