M/V ANADYR; Commencment Bay, Tacoma, WA

Commencment Bay, Tacoma, WA | 1998-Jan-03

Initial Notification: USCG MSO Puget Sound reported a spill of IFO 180 from the Russian freighter M/V ANADYR at Pier 7 into the Sitcum Waterway, Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Washington. The spill occurred at approximately 0800 on January 1, 1998. Most of the initial spill was reported contained at the pier by boom. The Coast Guard reports the volume of spill is unknown. At 2055 on January 2nd, the NOAA SSC was requested to provide weather, tides, and assist in calculating volume of oil from on-scene description of area covered and appearance of oil. USCG district 13.