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Tanker truck accident and fuel spill into indian creek; highway 101 at milepost 298.2, washington

NOAAORR-11034

issued
2025-07-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-08-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-08-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.064, -123.601
vessels
TANKER TRUCK ACCIDENT · 3 messagesTANKER TRUCK WENT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tanker Truck Accident and Fuel Spill into Indian Creek; Highway 101 at Milepost 298.2, Washington.
Elwha, Washington.
1. Initial Report: The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified by Washington Department of Ecology (WAECY) that a dual-trailer tanker truck went off road between milepost 238 and 237 of Hwy 101 and into Indian Creek. One trailer is carrying a potential of 3900 gallons of diesel and the other a potential of 6000 gallons of gasoline. The driver has been taken to the hospital. WAECY is enroute. The trucking company is hiring a response cleanup contractor, ETA unknown. Washington State Patrol is on-scene and is reporting the truck is currently leaking oil into the river. It is unknown if this is coming from either of the two trailers or the saddle tanks. National Marine Fisheries Service has been notified.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE AND DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9900 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.064N 123.601W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11034: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11034

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