Spills · grounding
Hood canal, wa
Vessel Avalon; Hood Canal, Wa · NOAAORR-8816
- issued
- 2014-09-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-09-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-09-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 47.660, -122.910
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Vessel AVALON; Hood Canal, WA. Hood Canal, WA. 1. On September 14, 2014, the 65-foot yacht "Avalon" grounded and sank in Hood Canal, WA. The vessel had an estimated 300 to 500 gallons of diesel fuel on board. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 47.660N 122.910W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8816: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8816
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Timeline · 5 messages since 2014-07-02 · closed 2014-09-28
- 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
- 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
- At approximately 1430 pt on august 1, 2014, the noaa ssc was contacted by uscg sector seattle about a 50…2014-08-01 → 2014-08-15
- 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
- Hood canal, wa this message2014-09-14 → 2014-09-28
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