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Off the wash outer coast

Overturned Skiff; Off the Wash Outer Coast · NOAAORR-8927

issued
2015-05-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-05-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-05-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
47.990, -124.799
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Overturned Skiff; Off the Wash outer coast.
Off the Wash outer coast.
1. On May 6, 2015, the USCG Sector Puget Sound notified NOAA of an overturned skiff near La Push, Wa. The vessel was heavily encrusted with marine growth and potentially from the Japan tsunami. The NOAA Marine Debris Program was notified.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: INVASIVE SPECIES. TAGS: MARINE DEBRIS, TSUNAMI.
3. POSITION 47.990N 124.799W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8927: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8927

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  1. La push, wa2015-03-26 → 2015-04-09
  2. Off olympic coast, wa2015-05-03 → 2015-05-17
  3. Off the wash outer coast this message2015-05-06 → 2015-05-20

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