Spills · oil

Barge HMS 2000; port angeles, wa

NOAAORR-8524

issued
2012-11-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-11-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-11-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.142, -123.446
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge HMS 2000; Port Angeles, WA.
Port Angeles, WA.
1. USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA SSC that at 0320 this morning the Barge HMS 2000 spilled 840 gallons of IFO 380 heavy fuel oil at the Harley Marine Service Facility in Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, Washington. The spill was reported to be the result of an overfill. The barge was pre-boomed and the oil was reportedly contained. Responders are currently on-scene recovering oil. USCG requested trajectory support. NOAA personnel at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary have been notified and have provided assistance to NOAA ERD with observations from their offices in Port Angeles.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 308. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 840 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.142N 123.446W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8524: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8524

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