Spills
Mso puget sound received a report that spill of approximately 50 barrels of alaska north slope crude…
Tv Overseas Boston; Ferndale, Wa · Ferndale, Wa · NOAAORR-7565
- issued
- 2001-06-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-06-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-06-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 48.852, -122.587
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
TV Overseas Boston; Ferndale, WA. Ferndale, WA. 1. MSO Puget Sound received a report that spill of approximately 50 barrels of Alaska North Slope Crude occurred at 1240 PDT at the Tosco Refinery, Ferndale, WA. USCG and WA Dept of Ecology investigators were deployed. NOAA HAZMAT was requested to provide site-specific weather forecasts, trajectory and oil fate/effect information. An afternoon overflight and reports from Coast Guard on scene indicate oil in the water may be 10 barrels or less with most of the oil contained by booms in the vicinity of the facility. Situation will be updated Thursday morning. USCG district 13. 2. COMMODITY: ALASKA NORTH SLOPE CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 48.852N 122.587W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7565: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7565
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Spills
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