Spills · oil
Point wells, seattle, wa
Jet Fuel Ruptured At Chevron Facility; Point Wells, Seattle, Wa · NOAAORR-9100
- issued
- 1985-12-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-01-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-01-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 47.782, -122.404
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Jet fuel ruptured at Chevron Facility; Point Wells, Seattle, WA. Point Wells, Seattle, WA. 1. Pipeline rupture at Point Wells Chevron Oil facility; 168,000 gallons Jet A spilled. SPill at 1215, At 1400 ut had just reached Puget Sound. Early estimates were that 10% would reach the sound. 1500: gase from John Robinson: only 100-150 gallons reached the Sound 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 47.782N 122.404W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9100: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9100
This area · spills & pollution incidents
405 within 180 nm since 1984 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Longview, wa, USA2026-05-26
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Timeline · 10 messages since 1985-10-22 · closed 1986-01-03
- Point no point1985-10-22 → 1985-11-05
- Duwamish river, seattle, wa1985-11-01 → 1985-11-15
- Hood canal, washington1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
- Hood canal, wa1985-11-19 → 1985-12-03
- Des moines, washington1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
- Des moines creek, wa1985-11-29 → 1985-12-13
- On december 5, 1985, a fuel line from a home heating oil fuel tank ruptured, releasing 100 gallons of diesel…1985-12-05 → 1985-12-19
- Tank with 3000 gallons of home heating oil is leaking into a storm drain which empties into puget sound…1985-12-05 → 1985-12-19
- Point wells, washington1985-12-20 → 1986-01-03
- Point wells, seattle, wa this message1985-12-20 → 1986-01-03
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility astoria (w) 46-10.00N 123-49.00W off airNav aids · 112.9 nm
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