Spills · oil

Bucket of engine oil washed up at sitka sedge state natural area, or

NOAAORR-10596

issued
2023-04-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-04-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-04-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
45.272, -123.966
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bucket of Engine Oil Washed up at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, OR.
Tierra Del Mar, OR.
1. On April 1, 2023, the USCG Sector Columbia River contacted the Pacific Northwest SSC about a 5-gallon bucket of engine oil that washed up at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon, and reports of oil droplets along a half-mile of beach. Phone support for oil behavior, response considerations, and resources at risk was provided.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ENGINE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 45.272N 123.966W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10596: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10596

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