Barge Nestucca Bunker Fuel Oil Spill

Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, Hoh Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington), Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation
State TrusteeState of Washington
AO Bureau

Also Known As

None

Incident Type

Oil

State

Washington

Case Status

Closed

Location

Pacific Ocean

Authority

OPA

Contaminants of Concern Include

Oil

Affected DOI Resources Include

Migratory Birds

Case Description

On December 22, 1988, the tug, Ocean Service, collided with the barge, Nestucca, which spilled more than 230,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil into the Pacific Ocean near Grays Harbor, Washington. The resulting oil slick dispersed over 800 square miles from Grays Harbor north to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and south to Oregon. Shorelines were oiled within Grays Harbor and along 110 miles of the Washington State coast north of Grays Harbor and into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Oil washed ashore on portions of Oregon State and Vancouver Island, British Columbia coasts. More than 13,000 oiled seabirds were collected by wildlife rescue and rehabilitation operations conducted during the spill. Estimates of actual migratory bird mortality from the spill ranged from 4 to 6 times greater than that collected.
 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan 10/01/2004
 

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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
State TrusteeState of Washington
Tribe TrusteeQuileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
Tribe TrusteeHoh Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington)
Tribe TrusteeMakah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation

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