At approximately 2200, august 5, 1997, an unknown quantity of heavy fuel oil and jet fuel was spilled from…

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Tosco Refinery; Ferndale, Washington.
Ferndale, Washington.
1. At approximately 2200, August 5, 1997, an unknown quantity of heavy fuel oil and jet fuel was spilled from the Tosco Refinery in Ferndale, Washington. The spill occurred during operations in which a mixture of Jet A fuel and water was being pumped through a series of eight heavy fuel cargo lines to clean them. The mixture is normally recirculated and reclaimed but, because of a misaligned valve, the mixture was released into a bermed sump area on the dock. The oil mixture overflowed the berm and entered Puget Sound. Boom was deployed around the spill site and geographical response plan protection strategies were implemented ahead of the expected path of the oil. The highest priority for protection was determined to be Lummi Bay with its large areas of protected mud flats and eelgrass beds. Overflights conducted on August 6 also reported the presence of killer whales and harbor seals [...]
2. COMMODITY: JET A FUEL, HEAVY FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 21000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.833N 125.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7219: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7219