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Olympic Tug and Barge Grounding; Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134, USA
Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134, USA | 2019-Jun-29
Initial Notification: On June 26, 2019, USCG Sector Puget Sound contacted NOAA ERD to request a trajectory and resources at risk for a potential release from a barge carrying an estimated 3,000,000 gallons of oil that grounded at its berth at Pier 23 on Harbor Island, Seattle, Washington. This is a potential release, no spill has occurred at this time.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Grounding |
| Products of concern: | High Sulfur No.6 Fuel Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 80000 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 47° 35.01′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 122° 20.70′ West |