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On the morning of january 22, 1996, the uscg mso in portland was notified by group north bend that an…

Port of Newport Pier; Newport, Oregon · Newport, Oregon · NOAAORR-7125

issued
1996-01-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1996-02-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
1996-02-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
44.617, -124.033
vessel
BARGE INCORPORATED
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Port of Newport Pier; Newport, Oregon.
Newport, Oregon.
1. On the morning of January 22, 1996, the USCG MSO in Portland was notified by Group North Bend that an unknown quantity of black oil had spilled from a pier in Newport, Oregon. The pier was owned by Port of Newport and used to load logs onto deep draft ships. A USCG overflight observed black oil in the water in the immediate vicinity of the pier, patches of sheen in the main channel, and oiled rip rap to the west and east of the pier. The source of the oil was not known at that time, but was suspected to be a barge incorporated into the pier structure. USCG district 13. Keyword: high-pressure hot-water washing.
2. COMMODITY: BUNKER OIL.
3. POSITION 44.617N 124.033W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7125: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7125

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