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Times map of the area |
Dalco Passage
Spill
October 14, 2004
In
the early morning hours over
1,000 gallons of bunker oil
was spilled in South Puget
Sound, in Washington, specifically
in the Dalco Passage area,
oiling over 21 miles of coastline.
Coast Guard fly-over reports
noted the heaviest deposits
of oil on South Vashon and
Maury Islands.
IBRRC's oil spill
response team was mobilized
and headed to Tacoma to do
search and collection of any
oiled wildlife. Fortunately,
they only found one bird,
an oiled Western grebe that
was captured and cared for.
The cause of the spill still
seems to be a mystery.
More information:
Seeking
the oil spill clues: New York
Times article
Joint
command press release on the
spill: 10/29/04
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