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Lower columbia river, wa

Small Diesel Spill; Lower Columbia River, Wa · NOAAORR-8014

issued: 2009-04-26 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-05-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-05-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 46.262, -123.555
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Small diesel spill; Lower Columbia River, WA.
Lower Columbia River, WA.
1. A32 foot pleasure craft caught fire and sank in the morning of 26APR2009 with approximately 250gallons of marine diesel on board. USCG Sector Portland requested a trajectory estimate for a complete & instantaneous release from the sunken vessel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 46.262N 123.555W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8014: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8014

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