Spills · adrift

M/t ioannis 1; nw washington

NOAAORR-7835

issued
2008-06-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2008-06-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2008-06-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
47.958, -125.310
vessel
TANKER IOANNIS 1
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/T Ioannis 1; NW Washington.
NW Washington.
1. The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary notified the NOAA SSC at about noon on June 14 that the 27,000 ton Tanker Ioannis 1 was adrift 28 NM southwest of Buoy J off the northwest coast of Washington. The vessel, heading south from Vancouver, B.C., had shut down it's engines for repairs. The tanker was reported to be carrying methyl glycol. The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary requested a drift trajectory for the vessel. The vessel restarted its engines and was underway again by the afternoon of June 14.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: METHYL GLYCOL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. TAGS: ADRIFT.
3. POSITION 47.958N 125.310W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7835: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7835

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