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Tug chief (salvage operation); salmon bay, lake washington ship canal, wa

NOAAORR-9684

issued
2018-03-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-03-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-03-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.666, -122.393
vessel
TUG CHIEF · 4 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Chief (Salvage Operation); Salmon Bay, Lake Washington Ship Canal, WA.
Salmon Bay, Lake Washington Ship Canal, WA.
1. On March 08, 2018, NOAA was contacted by USCG Sector Puget Sound to prepare a Resources at Risk report for a potential vessel salvage operation in Salmon Bay, WA. The Tug Chief sank in November of 2017 near the Ballard Locks in the Lake Washington Ship Canal. It was later refloated but remains a pollution threat.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 47.666N 122.393W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9684: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9684

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