Spills · grounding

108’ vessel aground, brownsville marina, wa

NOAAORR-10626

issued
2023-06-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-07-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-07-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.650, -122.614
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

108’ Vessel Aground, Brownsville Marina, WA.
Brownsville Marina, WA.
1. On June 30, 2023, the USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA Northwest SSC that on 29 June the 108-foot vessel ‘YTB823’ broke free from its mooring and ran aground off Brownsville, WA. This is a prior USN vessel now privately owned. There is a max. potential of approx. 20k gallons of diesel and 80 gallons of motor oil, there are no signs that the tanks were damaged. There has been no sheen observed in the water.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 47.650N 122.614W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10626: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10626

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