Spills · oil
Heavy film of hoil hylebos waterway; hylebos waterway, tacoma, wa
NOAAORR-9027
- issued
- 1985-03-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-03-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-03-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 47.280, -122.399
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Heavy Film of Hoil Hylebos Waterway; Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma, WA. Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma, WA. 1. In the Hylebos waterway, Tacoma south of the 11th St. Bridge near Sound Refinery, a heavy film of oil was seen on the water. Looked like bilge or lube oil. Only info requested was tieds and weather. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 47.280N 122.399W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9027: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9027
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1985-03-01 · closed 1985-03-31
- Commencement bay, tacoma, wa1985-03-01 → 1985-03-15
- Heavy film of hoil hylebos waterway; hylebos waterway, tacoma, wa this message1985-03-15 → 1985-03-29
- Bremerton #2 spill; dyes inlet, sinclari inlet, point white, bremerton, wa1985-03-17 → 1985-03-31
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