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U.S coast guard sector seattle contacted the ssc and requested a hindcast analysis of fumigant canisters…

Stranded Fumigant Canisters; Washington Coast · Washington Coast · NOAAORR-8023

issued
2009-05-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-05-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-05-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
47.917, -124.676
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Stranded fumigant canisters; Washington Coast.
Washington Coast.
1. U.S Coast Guard Sector Seattle contacted the SSC and requested a hindcast analysis of fumigant canisters that have stranded along the Washington Coast and been recovered in late winter and spring, in many cases during shoreline cleanups. Reports of recovered canisters from 2009 are from the northern Washington coast spanning the region between Oil City and Shi Shi Beach. Canisters were first reported stranded along the shoreline in the fall of 2007.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: PHOSPHINE GAS.
3. POSITION 47.917N 124.676W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8023: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8023

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