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Chemical release port of seattle; terminal 5, seattle, wa

NOAAORR-7780

issued
2008-02-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2008-03-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2008-03-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.578, -122.361
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chemical Release Port of Seattle; Terminal 5, Seattle, WA.
Terminal 5, Seattle, WA.
1. A 6000 gallon tank of DiMethyl Carbonate was punctured on the dock this morning. An estimated 600 gallons of the product has been lost. The tank is over to a drain which empties into the West Duwamish Waterway. Is it estimated that several hundred gallons of DMC has been lost into the water. The SSC has gone on-scene to the command post to provide information on fate and aquatic effects of the lost product.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: DIMETHYL CARBONATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.578N 122.361W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7780: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7780

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  1. Seattle police department and uscg sector seattle contacted the hdo on sunday morning february 3 to report…2008-02-03 → 2008-02-17
  2. Chemical release port of seattle; terminal 5, seattle, wa this message2008-02-22 → 2008-03-07
  3. South seattle, wa2008-03-25 → 2008-04-08

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