Spills
On december 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel…
Home Heating Oil Tank Leak; Manchester, Washington · Manchester, Washington · NOAAORR-6312
- issued
- 1985-12-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-12-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-12-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 47.556, -122.545
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Home Heating Oil Tank Leak; Manchester, Washington. Manchester, Washington. 1. On December 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel into Puget Sound near Manchester, Washington. Although the fuel line was shut off and tank emptied, a visible sheen was reported offshore in the vicinity of the release. USCG district 13. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 47.556N 122.545W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6312: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6312
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Timeline · 10 messages since 1985-10-22 · closed 1986-01-03
- Point no point1985-10-22 → 1985-11-05
- Duwamish river, seattle, wa1985-11-01 → 1985-11-15
- Hood canal, washington1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
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- Des moines, washington1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
- Des moines creek, wa1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
- On december 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel… this message1985-12-05 → 1985-12-19
- 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
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