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Commencment bay, tacoma, wa

M/V Anadyr; Commencment Bay, Tacoma, Wa · NOAAORR-7256

issued
1998-01-03 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-01-17 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-01-17 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.274, -122.425
vessel
M/V ANADYR
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V ANADYR; Commencment Bay, Tacoma, WA.
Commencment Bay, Tacoma, WA.
1. USCG MSO Puget Sound reported a spill of IFO 180 from the Russian freighter M/V ANADYR at Pier 7 into the Sitcum Waterway, Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Washington. The spill occurred at approximately 0800 on January 1, 1998. Most of the initial spill was reported contained at the pier by boom. The Coast Guard reports the volume of spill is unknown. At 2055 on January 2nd, the NOAA SSC was requested to provide weather, tides, and assist in calculating volume of oil from on-scene description of area covered and appearance of oil. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 180.
3. POSITION 47.274N 122.425W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7256: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7256

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