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Cape meares, or

Tug Joseph Foss; Cape Meares, Or · NOAAORR-7755

issued: 2008-01-23 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-02-06 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-02-06 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 45.462, -124.050
vessel: TUG JOSEPH FOSS
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Joseph Foss; Cape Meares, OR.
Cape Meares, OR.
1. USCG Sector Portland notified the SSC that the Tug Joseph Foss is sinking off Cape Meares, OR with 1300 gallons of diesel aboard. Coordinates provided indicate the tug is approximately 3 nm offshore. Weather and trajectory support were requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 45.462N 124.050W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7755: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7755

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