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Mystery Spill11; straits of juan de fuca, washington

NOAAORR-6811

issued
1991-05-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-06-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-06-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
49.002, -122.767
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill11; Straits of Juan de Fuca, Washington.
Straits of Juan de Fuca, Washington.
1. On May 18, 1991, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Puget Sound received a report of a 4-mile long slick of black oil located along the international boundary between the United States and Canada, just north of Clallam Bay in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The source and quantity of the oil were unknown, but USCG overflight observers reported that the slick consisted primarily of sheen with three discrete patches of black oil. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: BLACK OIL.
3. POSITION 49.002N 122.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6811: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6811

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