Spills

Neah bay, washington

F/V Tenyo Maru; Neah Bay, Washington · NOAAORR-5017

issued
1991-07-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-08-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-08-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
48.467, -125.300
vessel
F/V TENYO MARU
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Tenyo Maru; Neah Bay, Washington.
Neah Bay, Washington.
1. At approximately 0815 on July 22, 1991, the fish processor vessel Tenyo Maru and the Chinese freighter Tuo Hai collided in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 20 miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington, and 20 miles south of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Ten to fifteen minutes after the collision, the Tenyo Maru sank in an estimated 350 feet of water. The Tenyo Maru, carrying 6,500 barrels of intermediate fuel oil, 2,166 barrels of diesel oil, and some quantity of lube, bilge and fish oils, began leaking oil shortly after it sank. There were conflicting reports of the weather at the time of the collision, several reports claiming that the weather was clear, while others maintained that it was foggy. The incident occurred in Canadian waters very near the Canadian/United States boundary. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) implemented the [...]
2. COMMODITY: INTERMEDIATE FUEL OIL, DIESEL OIL, LUBE OIL, BILGE OIL, FISH OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 361000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.467N 125.300W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5017: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5017

This area · spills & pollution incidents

373 within 180 nm since 1984 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

84
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.