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Noaa/oma was notified of the incident on october 31, 1987, by the U.S

Ocean Champion; Seattle, Washington · Seattle, Washington · NOAAORR-6516

issued
1987-10-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-11-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-11-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.598, -122.340
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ocean Champion; Seattle, Washington.
Seattle, Washington.
1. NOAA/OMA was notified of the incident on October 31, 1987, by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Puget Sound, and asked to help identify the unknown substances in the hold and on the stern of the Ocean Champion. The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator and two Hazardous Materials Response Branch staff conducted a survey of the vessel to include sampling of the substance in the hold. A portable chemical analysis field test kit was used to perform tests on the sample from the hold. NOAA determined that the product in the hold was fuel oil, and found that the material in the drums was DP 231, a fuel oil additive. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: FUEL OIL, DP 231.
3. POSITION 47.598N 122.340W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6516: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6516

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