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Eagle harbor, wa

Sunk Tug Chickamauga; Eagle Harbor, Wa · NOAAORR-8668

issued
2013-10-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-10-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-10-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.621, -122.521
vessel
TUG CHICKAMAUGA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunk Tug Chickamauga; Eagle Harbor, WA.
Eagle Harbor, WA.
1. USCG Sector Puget Sound contacted the NOAA SSC at approximately 1315 PDT on 2 Oct. 2013 regarding the sunken historic wood tug Chickamauga. The tug sunk at the Eagle Harbor Marina on Bainbridge Island, WA. The local fire department contained all observable sheen.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.621N 122.521W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8668: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8668

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  1. Eagle harbor, wa this message2013-10-02 → 2013-10-16
  2. Uscg sector puget sound notified the noaa ssc of a spill of polymer-based drilling fluid into the hylebos…2013-10-22 → 2013-11-05

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