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Whidbey island, penn cove, wa

Deep Sea Fire and Spill; Whidbey Island, Penn Cove, Wa · NOAAORR-8446

issued
2012-05-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-05-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-05-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.228, -122.706
vessel
FISHING VESSEL DEEP SEA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Deep Sea Fire and Spill; Whidbey Island, Penn Cove, WA.
Whidbey Island, Penn Cove, WA.
1. May 12 through May 16, 2012 Washington State Department of Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard, Camano Island Fire & Rescue, and North Whidbey Fire and Rescue responded to a boat fire on the anchored 128-foot fishing vessel Deep Sea, located in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, Saturday May 12. The Coast Guard established a 500-yard safety zone and federal, state and local authorities allowed the vessel to burn due to concerns of the vessel sinking if firefighting activities continued. On Sunday, May 14, the Deep Sea unexpectedly sank with an unknown amount of diesel fuel on board. Oil skimming vessels placed oil containment boom around the area of the sunken vessel. The Coast Guard hired Ballard Diving & Salvage Co. to plug vents and seal the vessel’s fuel tanks. However, a cracked vent allowed fuel to leak from the sunken vessel at an estimated rate of 2 gallons per minute. On May 14, some [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.228N 122.706W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8446: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8446

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