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Des moines, washington

Olympic Pipeline; Des Moines, Washington · NOAAORR-6309

issued
1985-11-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-12-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-12-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.461, -122.295
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Olympic Pipeline; Des Moines, Washington.
Des Moines, Washington.
1. At 2100 on November 28, 1985, Olympic Pipeline reported a leak at their storage facility near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A malfunctioning valve on a storage tank had allowed 34,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel to flow into a containment area and, through a storm drain system, into Des Moines Creek. Washington State Department of Ecology (WDOE) was notified and a cleanup contractor was contacted to initiate the cleanup. Although a series of booms and vacuum trucks was placed along the creek to contain and pick up the product, fuel reached the mouth of the creek and flowed into Puget Sound. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: JP-5 FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 34000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.461N 122.295W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6309: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6309

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Timeline · 10 messages since 1985-10-22 · closed 1986-01-03

  1. Point no point1985-10-22 → 1985-11-05
  2. Duwamish river, seattle, wa1985-11-01 → 1985-11-15
  3. Hood canal, washington1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
  4. Hood canal, wa1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
  5. Des moines, washington this message1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
  6. Des moines creek, wa1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
  7. On december 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel…1985-12-05 → 1985-12-19
  8. Tank with 3000 gallons of home heating oil is leaking into a storm drain which empties into puget sound…1985-12-05 → 1985-12-19
  9. Point wells, washington1985-12-20 → 1986-01-03
  10. Point wells, seattle, wa1985-12-20 → 1986-01-03

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