Spills

Spill; yaquina river, or

Yaquina Riv · NOAAORR-7536

issued
2001-01-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-02-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-02-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
44.625, -124.009
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Yaquina Riv. Spill; Yaquina River, OR.
Yaquina River, OR.
1. A truck owned by Blue Line Transportation Company with two fuel trailers over turned while negotiating a curve on OR State HWY 20 at milepost 17.3 at 0200 January 27. The tractor rig and first trailer turned upside down, with the tractor rig catching fire. The driver of the truck died in the accident. A total of 8300 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil was on board the two insulated tanks at 130 degrees F. The first trailer containing 5000 gallons flipped upside down, releasing all but 300 - 400 gallons. The heated fuel ran into a ditch and over the road and down a steep embankment into the Yaquina River. The second smaller tank, containing approximately 3000 gallons of fuel, tipped over on its side before slamming into the hillside and spilling roughly 1000 gallons of fuel. Once the fire was put out, containment boom was deployed at the point where the oil entered the water. By the end of the [...]
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 44.625N 124.009W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7536: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7536

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