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Mystery spill Vashon Is.; Burton Beach, Quartermaster Harbor, WA

Burton Beach, Quartermaster Harbor, WA | 2007-Jun-19

Initial Notification: CG notified of a sheen on Monday, June 11 at about 0930. We got called on Tuesday at 0830 by CG about oil on a stretch of Burton beach. About 1/4 mile of beach has a stain. CG thinks it is either diesel or lube oil. They have asked for an ERD person to walk the beach and do an assessment.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 47° 23.80′ North
Longitude (approximate): 122° 27.78′ West
On-Water Recovery: Evaluated but not used
Shoreline Cleanup: Evaluated but not used
Dispersants: Unknown/Not applicable
In-Situ Burn: Unknown/Not applicable
Bioremediation: Unknown/Not applicable