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3443 w marginal way sw, seattle, wa 98106

Sodium Chlorate Spill, Port of Seattle; Seattle, Wa · NOAAORR-10711

issued
2023-12-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-01-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-01-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.574, -122.359
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sodium Chlorate Spill, Port of Seattle; Seattle, WA.
3443 W Marginal Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106.
1. The morning of 18-DEC-2023, the USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA SSC NW of an approx. one-ton release of sodium chlorate at the Port of Seattle last night due to a rupture in containment. A small quantity is reported to have gone in the water. The USCG is requesting information on chemical properties and hazards associated with this chemical for response.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SODIUM CHLORATE.
3. POSITION 47.574N 122.359W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10711: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10711

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  1. 3443 w marginal way sw, seattle, wa 98106 this message2023-12-18 → 2024-01-01
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