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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Timeline · 2 messages since 2023-07-17 · closed 2023-09-11
- Grounded 48' recreational vessel on stewart island, wa2023-07-17 → 2023-07-31
- 26-foot cabin cruiser sunk, bellingham bay, bellingham, wa this message2023-08-28 → 2023-09-11
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