Spills · oil

26-foot cabin cruiser sunk, bellingham bay, bellingham, wa

NOAAORR-10657

issued
2023-08-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2023-09-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2023-09-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.724, -122.509
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

26-foot Cabin Cruiser Sunk, Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA.
Bellingham, WA.
1. On 28-AUG-2023, USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA SSC that a 26-foot cabin cruiser sank in Bellingham Bay, WA. It is unknown how much fuel product is on board the vessel. There has been no reported sheen or fuel observed in the water. Ownership of the vessel is under investigation, The USCG opened the OSLTF and requested a verbal ESI/ Resources at Risk to prepare for pollution response.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 35 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.724N 122.509W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10657: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10657

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