Spills · oil
Birch point, wa
Birch Point Oil; Birch Point, Wa · NOAAORR-9149
- issued
- 1986-07-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-08-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-08-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 48.942, -122.833
- vessel
- TUG CAROL ANN · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Birch Point Oil; Birch Point, WA. Birch Point, WA. 1. 4 streamers of brown oil, 1 ile x 100-150 ft wide x 1-2 inches thick reported by tug Carol ann about 1/2 mile West of Birch Point (Near Blaine, WA) 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 48.942N 122.833W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9149: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9149
This area · spills & pollution incidents
362 within 180 nm since 1984 · 11 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
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