ARCTIC STORM fire, potential spill; 32 mile west of Grays Harbor, WA

32 mile west of Grays Harbor, WA | 2013-May-20

Initial Notification: On 20 May 2013 at 1700 PDT the NOAA SSC received a call from Sector Columbia River regarding the 324 foot fish processing vessel ARCTIC STORM on fire 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, WA. Since the initial call the vessel fire was suppressed with Halon, and the vessel's crew is checking and monitoring the space where the fire was and Halon was released. NOAA ERD was requested to provide a trajectory of a potential worst case discharge of 188,000 gallons of diesel and to provide the weather forecast. There is no reported discharge at this time. There are no reported injuries and USCG Sector Columbia River responded on-scene.