Washington State Department of Ecology

Polar Texas-Conoco Phillips Spill

Summary Statement / Investigation Report

7,200 gallons of crude oil released in Puget Sound was eventually traced back to the Polar Texas, owned and operated by Conoco-Phillips.

U.S. Coast Guard and Ecology contractors conducted a cleanup of oil on water and impacted shorelines.

Summary of Information
Date of incident	October 13, 2004
Location	Dalco Passage, Quartermaster Harbor
County	Pierce & King
Status of incident*	Closed - Pending NRDA
Product /Quantity	ANS Crude Oil
Recovered product	59 tons of oily debris from shorelines; 6842 gallons of oily water
Cost Recovery	$ 483,000
NRDA*	$ Under negotiation
Penalty	$ 540,000; paid in full
Cause	Oil spilled while ship attempted to introduce ballast water into its oil tanks.
Responsible party	ConocoPhillips
* Status: Active: Cleanup in progress Inactive: No clean up activities. Investigation follow-up Closed: Investigation completed * NRDA: Natural Resource Damage Assessment

Historical Information

News Releases

October 13, 2006 Ecology

Fact Sheet

Polar Texas Oil Spill

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