Spills · oil
Puget sound, wa
Sick In Admiralty Inlet; Puget Sound, Wa · NOAAORR-9055
- issued
- 1985-07-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-07-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-07-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 47.950, -122.606
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sick in Admiralty Inlet; Puget Sound, WA. Puget Sound, WA. 1. Slick sighted in Puget sound SE of Admiralty Inlet by fishing boat. Extending ~5 miles mostly rainbow sheen some darker patches. CG overflight confirmed but for much smaller area. CG 41 footer confirmed. CG guessed diesel fuel darker patches were seaweed. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 47.950N 122.606W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9055: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9055
This area · spills & pollution incidents
403 within 180 nm since 1984 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Spills
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