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Olympic tug and barge grounding; marginal way s, seattle, wa 98134, USA

NOAAORR-9929

issued
2019-06-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-07-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-07-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.584, -122.345
vessel
BARGE GROUNDING · 19 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Olympic Tug and Barge Grounding; Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134, USA.
Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134, USA.
1. On June 26, 2019, USCG Sector Puget Sound contacted NOAA ERD to request a trajectory and resources at risk for a potential release from a barge carrying an estimated 3,000,000 gallons of oil that grounded at its berth at Pier 23 on Harbor Island, Seattle, Washington. This is a potential release, no spill has occurred at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HIGH SULFUR NO.6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3360000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 47.584N 122.345W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9929: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9929

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  1. Olympic tug and barge grounding; marginal way s, seattle, wa 98134, USA this message2019-06-29 → 2019-07-13
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