News Release: USCG, Wash. DOE to investigate vessel explosion in Sequim Bay

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Washington Dept. of Ecology are responding to a vessel explosion that occurred at the John Wayne Marina in Sequim Bay, Wash., at approximately 6 p.m., Tuesday.

An approximately 40-foot vessel exploded while moored and sank in the bay. One person was pulled from the wreckage and airlifted, by an Airlift Northwest helicopter crew, to Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle. The condition of the person and his relationship to the vessel are unknown at this time.

Clallam County Firefighters are deploying oil containment boom around the vessel to contain any sheen caused by the sinking.

Coast Guard and Ecology personnel are en route to the scene to coordinate cleanup efforts and begin an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion.

For additional information contact the 13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs office at (206) 220-7237.

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