PORT ANGELES — There were no reports of affected wildlife following the spill of about 500 gallons of oil from a tanker in Port Angeles Harbor early Sunday, the Coast Guard reported.
Up to 100 gallons were not immediately contained and were released into the harbor, said John Felton of the Washington State Maritime Cooperative.
Most of the spilled oil was contained along the inner shore of Ediz Hook between the Coast Guard base and an antenna station a quarter-mile west of there, said Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Tucci of the Coast Guard’s Puget Sound Marine Safety Office.
The Panama-flagged liquid propane tanker Gaz Diamond was refueling shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday when its tanks overfilled, said Lt. Scott Casad of the Safety Office.
The strong-smelling diesel and bunker fuel mix was coating rocks on the Hook, but there were no reports of affected wildlife as of Sunday evening.
Oil coating
Four divers and two dogs were coated in the oil, Fire Chief Dan McKeen said.
Several fishing boats returning from the Strait of Juan de Fuca also had some oil stuck to their hulls.
Crews from Foss Environmental handed bags and absorbent rags to boaters as they hauled their crafts out of the water at the Hook.
At least a dozen Foss employees placed containment booms and absorbent cloth onto the water to prevent the oil from spreading.
Details of why the tanks overfilled were unavailable Sunday.
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