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Port townsend, wa

Port Townsend Paper Corporation; Port Townsend, Wa · NOAAORR-6923

issued
1993-01-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-02-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-02-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.120, -122.755
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION; Port Townsend, WA.
Port Townsend, WA.
1. HOTLINE PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION SPILL An unknown quantity of Bunker C was spilled from a pipeline at the Port Townsend Paper Corporation facility. The spill was discovered at 1930 on January 22, 1993, and was believed to have occurred sometime between 1500 and the time of discovery. It was not possible to determine the extent of the spill due to the darkness, but the total capacity of the pipeline is reported to be 2000 gallons. NOAA SSC was contacted at 2330 and requested to provide a worst case scenario trajectory, resources at risk, and protection strategy recommendations prior to Coast Guard overflight at first light. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: BUNKER C.
3. POSITION 48.120N 122.755W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6923: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6923

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