Barge Foss 248-P2 Bunker Fuel Oil Spill

Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
State TrusteeState of Washington
Federal TrusteeDepartment of Commerce
AO Bureau

Also Known As

None

Incident Type

Oil

State

Washington

Case Status

Closed

Location

Point Wells, Puget Sound

Authority

OPA

Contaminants of Concern Include

Oil

Affected DOI Resources Include

Migratory Birds, Marine Mammals, Anadromous Fish

Case Description

On December 30, 2003, a spill occurred into Puget Sound during loading of oil onto the Foss Maritime Company (Foss) tank barge 248-P2 at the Point Wells asphalt facility in Shoreline, Washington. Approximately 4,637 gallons of Bunker fuel (#6) were released into the marine waters of Puget Sound. Impacted areas included intertidal and subtidal shellfish habitats of the coastal salt marsh estuary of Port Madison. Approximately 3.5 acres of the Indianola shoreline and 2.8 acres of the Doe-Kag-Wats marsh were oiled. In addition to habitat impacts, documented injuries also include oil impacts to birds, mammals, fish, bivalves, and recreational uses.

Credit: USFWS


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 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Agreement

 MOA/MOU Trustees Agreement 03/03/2009

Restoration

 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Restoration Plan 09/03/2009

Settlement

 Consent Decree Consent Decree 11/03/2008
 

No publications have been entered for this case.

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Case Contact

Washington Fish and Wildlife Office

Lacey, WA | (360) 753-9440 | http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/

Case Trustees

AO Bureau
Federal TrusteeDepartment of Commerce
State TrusteeState of Washington
Tribe TrusteeSuquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation

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