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Commencement Bay Oil; Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA

Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA | 1985-Mar-01

Initial Notification: Report of oil all over Commencement Bay (near Tacoma) from a fisherman who was oit 1000-1400 on 2/28. Winds 2/28 NNW 4-5 kts 3/1 - N 12 kts. USCG did an overlfight 3/1 and did not see any oil. They checked with Tacoma Fire Dept and there was no oil seen anywhere although they had seen some under their dock on 2/28.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 47° 17.53′ North
Longitude (approximate): 122° 27.79′ West