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A release of oil occured during transfer from a foss maritime shore facility to a barge

Foss Barge Point Wells; Edmonds, Wa · Edmonds, Wa · NOAAORR-1135

issued
2003-12-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2004-01-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2004-01-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.783, -122.400
vessel
BARGE POINT WELLS
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Foss Barge Point Wells; Edmonds, WA.
Edmonds, WA.
1. A release of oil occured during transfer from a Foss Maritime shore facility to a barge. The oil quickly spread and migrated accross the Puget Sound to a collection beach at the Do Kag Wats Marsh on an Indian Reservation.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.783N 122.400W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1135: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1135

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