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Cultus bay, whidbey island, washington

F/V Peregrine; Cultus Bay, Whidbey Island, Washington · NOAAORR-6344

issued
1986-03-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-03-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-03-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.990, -122.560
vessels
F/V PEREGRINE · 7 messagesFISHING VESSEL PEREGRINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL TODAY
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Peregrine; Cultus Bay, Whidbey Island, Washington.
Cultus Bay, Whidbey Island, Washington.
1. ON 3/25 AT 2:15PM PETTY OFFICER RICK THOMAS, USCG, CALLED TO INFORM HMRB THAT THE FISHING VESSEL PEREGRINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL TODAY. THE VESSEL ORIGINALLY GROUNDED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO IN CULTUS BAY, WHIDBY ISLAND. A TOTAL OF 12,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL OIL IS ESTIMATED TO BE ON BOARD WITH A LOSS SO FAR OF 2-3,000 GALLONS. THE COAST GUARD HAS REQUESTED A TRAJECTORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT. CALLS HAVE BEEN PLACED TO CLIFF BOSLEY, FWS, CHRIS DRIVDAHL, WA DEPT. OF GAME, STEVE SPEICH, AND TERRY WAHL REGARDING BIRDS WHICH COULD BE IMPACTED. BURL WESCOTT IS PARTICIPATING IN AN OVERFLIGHT. DAVID KENNEDY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.990N 122.560W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6344: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6344

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1986-03-15 · closed 1986-05-22

  1. Cultus bay, whidbey island, washington this message1986-03-15 → 1986-03-29
  2. Cultus bay, whidry is, wa1986-03-25 → 1986-04-08
  3. Olympic pipeline broke at 0130 and lost 1800 barrels some running in thte green river to the dewamish waterway1986-05-08 → 1986-05-22

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