PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION; Port Townsend, WA

Port Townsend, WA | 1993-Jan-23

Initial Notification: HOTLINE PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION SPILL An unknown quantity of Bunker C was spilled from a pipeline at the Port Townsend Paper Corporation facility. The spill was discovered at 1930 on January 22, 1993, and was believed to have occurred sometime between 1500 and the time of discovery. It was not possible to determine the extent of the spill due to the darkness, but the total capacity of the pipeline is reported to be 2000 gallons. NOAA SSC was contacted at 2330 and requested to provide a worst case scenario trajectory, resources at risk, and protection strategy recommendations prior to Coast Guard overflight at first light. USCG district 13.