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Whidbey island, wa

F/V Neahkanie; Whidbey Island, Wa · NOAAORR-8607

issued
2013-06-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-06-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-06-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.085, -122.610
vessels
F/V NEAHKANIEF/V NEAHKANIE RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Neahkanie; Whidbey Island, WA.
Whidbey Island, WA.
1. USCG Sector Puget Sound notified the NOAA NWRRT representative and NOAA SSC that the F/V Neahkanie ran aground early this morning, 4 June 2013, north of Lagoon Point on Whidbey Island in Washington. No fuel has been released from the 97-foot long vessel and USCG indicated the risk of release is low. The potential aboard the vessel is 5000-7000 gallons of diesel. USCG has requested a trajectory for a worst-case scenario discharge of 7000 gallons of diesel and the weather forecast.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 48.085N 122.610W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8607: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8607

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