South end of whidbey island, washington

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Whidbey Island Spill; South end of Whidbey Island, Washington.
South end of Whidbey Island, Washington.
1. At 1130 on December 21, 1984, the United States Coast Guard was notified by a boater of an oil slick off Edmonds, Washington. The actual spiller, estimated to have released 119 barrels, had not reported the incident. Six suspect vessels had their oil "fingerprinted" by the Coast Guard to identify the responsible party. Funds for the spill cleanup initially came from the USCG revolving oil pollution fund. An overflight of the area was conducted at 1400. The spill occurred during a time when thousands of migratory birds are overwintering in the area. Between 1,500 and 2,000 of these birds were oiled as a result of the spill. Many birds were treated at the South Whidbey Island Wildlife Clinic. On December 23, personnel at a bird clinic established at Mukilteo's Olympic Junior High school began cleaning and feeding hundreds of oiled birds. The birds were washed with dish washing detergent [...]
2. COMMODITY: BUNKER FUEL OIL.
3. POSITION 47.833N 122.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6269: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6269