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West duwamish waterway

Island Tug and Barge, Seattle, Wa; West Duwamish Waterway · NOAAORR-9447

issued
2017-02-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-03-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.576, -122.359
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Island Tug and Barge, Seattle, WA; West Duwamish Waterway.
West Duwamish Waterway.
1. On February 28, 2017, the USCG notified the NOAA Emergency Response Division of an tug/barge allision on the West Duwamish waterway in Seattle, WA. The Tug has a capacity of 9000 gallons of diesel and the estimated discharge is 1200 gallons. The contents of the barge was not reported. Global Diving and Salvage is on-scene and the source is secured. The Tug is boomed.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 47.576N 122.359W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9447: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9447

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