Spills · oil
37 ft boat sinks in columbia river; west of sand island, wa
NOAAORR-8936
- issued
- 2015-05-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-06-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-06-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 46.270, -124.033
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
37 ft boat sinks in Columbia River; West of Sand Island, WA. West of Sand Island, WA. 1. On May 23,2015, a 37' wooden boat sank just inside the entrance to the Columbia river with 350 gallons of diesel fuel. No spill reported. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 350 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 46.270N 124.033W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8936: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8936
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