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Port angeles, wa

Ship Off Loaded Coal Tar Pitch; Port Angeles, Wa · NOAAORR-9068

issued
1985-09-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-09-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-09-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.134, -123.422
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ship Off Loaded Coal Tar Pitch; Port Angeles, WA.
Port Angeles, WA.
1. Ships off load car tar pitch in Vancouver, BC the proceeded to Port Angeles to load up with logs. In Port Angeles, they rinsed off the deck and washed residual coal tar in the water. Wanted to know what coal tar pitch was- good, bad, otherwise
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 48.134N 123.422W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9068: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9068

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