Spills · chemical

Floating hazmat box; between burrows & bird island near anacortes, wa, USA

NOAAORR-9554

issued
2017-08-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-09-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-09-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.483, -122.730
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Floating Hazmat Box; between Burrows & Bird Island near Anacortes, WA, USA.
between Burrows & Bird Island near Anacortes, WA, USA.
1. On August 24, 2017, the USCG Sector Puget Sound reported a 6'x6' metal container floating between Burrows Island and Bird Island. Requesting trajectory of the container for USCG small boat to narrow search window
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 48.483N 122.730W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9554: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9554

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