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William snd; port angeles harbor, wa

Mt Pr · NOAAORR-7538

issued
2001-01-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-02-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-02-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.117, -123.450
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MT Pr. William Snd; Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
Port Angeles Harbor, WA.
1. At approximately, 1200, Monday, 29 January 2001, NOAA/HAZMAT was notified of a release of Alaska North Slope Crude from the M/T Prince William Sound. The vessel was anchored in the harbor at Port Angeles, Washington. It was reported that the estimated 10 bbls of oil were released while cleaning the decks. Due to high wind conditions the oil rapidly spread out into wind rows of silver and rainbow sheen and moved east out of the harbor. Photos from on-scene showed response vessels were deployed which sorbents booms in an attempt to recover some of the oil. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: ALASKA NORTH SLOPE CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.117N 123.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7538: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7538

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