TV Overseas Boston; Ferndale, WA

Ferndale, WA | 2001-Jun-13

Initial Notification: MSO Puget Sound received a report that spill of approximately 50 barrels of Alaska North Slope Crude occurred at 1240 PDT at the Tosco Refinery, Ferndale, WA. USCG and WA Dept of Ecology investigators were deployed. NOAA HAZMAT was requested to provide site-specific weather forecasts, trajectory and oil fate/effect information. An afternoon overflight and reports from Coast Guard on scene indicate oil in the water may be 10 barrels or less with most of the oil contained by booms in the vicinity of the facility. Situation will be updated Thursday morning. USCG district 13.