SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a spill at the Mackinaw Marina in Neah Bay, Wash., Wednesday night.
Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, Wash., received a report at approximately 9:25 p.m., from the owner/operator of the fishing vessel Neptune that his boat had sunk dockside at the Mackinaw Marina.
A 25-foot small response boat crew from Station Neah Bay, Wash., was launched to investigate. There were no reports of pollution at that time.
At approximately 6:30 a.m., today, personnel from Station Neah Bay reported evidence of a sheen and are in the process of containing the sheen with boom.
The amount and type of substance creating the sheen is unknown at this time.
Members of the Incident Management Division from Coast Guard Sector Seattle are working with the Wash. Dept. of Ecology and local officials to investigate the spill.
