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Olympic coast national marine sanctuary, wa

FV Ocean Tor; Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Wa · NOAAORR-1296

issued
2005-06-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2005-07-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2005-07-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
48.313, -125.603
vessel
FV OCEAN TOR
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Ocean Tor; Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, WA.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, WA.
1. Between 1900 and 2300 on 26 July, the Canadian fishing vessel Ocean Tor capsized with four souls on board. Initial Search and Rescue efforts recovered two survivors. The vessel has drifted south from Canadian waters into US waters and is now in the northern extremes of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and is drifting south south east. The vessel remains afloat with an estimated 7% of its stern exposed (2 or 3 feet). The maximum oil on board is: 4000gal diesel, 300gal hydraulic fluid, 45gal lube oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND HYDRAULIC OIL AND LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4340 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.313N 125.603W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1296: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1296

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