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Willipa bay, south bend, wa

FV Kelli J; Willipa Bay, South Bend, Wa · NOAAORR-9723

issued
2018-05-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-06-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-06-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.588, -123.972
vessel
FV KELLI J
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Kelli J; Willipa Bay, South Bend, WA.
Willipa Bay, South Bend, WA.
1. On Sunday, 20MAY18, the USCG Sector Columbia River contacted the SSC, NW Region, requesting fate and trajectory analysis of 500 gallons of diesel from a fishing vessel, the Kelli J, that sank in Willipa Bay, WA. Initially a SAR case, the missing fisherman was later found by divers inside the sunken vessel prior to it being refloated.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 46.588N 123.972W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9723: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9723

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