Lake Union Diesel Spill; Lake Union, WA

Lake Union, WA | 1998-Jul-13

Initial Notification: USCG MSO Puget Sound called the NOAA Hazmat Office at 1400 PDT on 14 July regarding a 2,100 gallon diesel spill from a 77' motor yacht moored at the south end of Lake Union. The spill was originally reported at 2022 on 13 July as a much smaller quantity. A fuel tank on the vessel failed, leaking diesel fuel into the bilges and an automatic bilge pump then pumped the product overboard. USCG district 13.