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At approximately 1430 pt on august 1, 2014, the noaa ssc was contacted by uscg sector seattle about a 50…

Hydraulic Fluid Spill; Ballard, Wa · Ballard, Wa · NOAAORR-8795

issued
2014-08-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-08-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-08-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.665, -122.389
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hydraulic Fluid Spill; Ballard, WA.
Ballard, WA.
1. At approximately 1430 PT on August 1, 2014, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Seattle about a 50 gallon hydraulic oil spill off a vessel in Ballard (Seattle), WA. It is undetermined how much oil was released to the water, however one oiled seagull has been captured. USCG and WA Dept of Ecology are responding.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.665N 122.389W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8795: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8795

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Timeline · 5 messages since 2014-07-02 · closed 2014-09-28

  1. On july 2, 2014, the uscg sector puget sound contacted the noaa ssc regarding a recreational boat aground on…2014-07-02 → 2014-07-16
  2. On july 12, 2014, the uscg sector puget sound alerted the noaa ssc of a helicopter crash into puget sound…2014-07-12 → 2014-07-26
  3. At approximately 1430 pt on august 1, 2014, the noaa ssc was contacted by uscg sector seattle about a 50… this message2014-08-01 → 2014-08-15
  4. On september 2, 2014, uscg sector puget sound notified noaa erd of an estimated 1000 gallon sheen of mixed…2014-09-02 → 2014-09-16
  5. Hood canal, wa2014-09-14 → 2014-09-28

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