Date: December 23, 2004

Contact: PA3 Jeff Pollinger
(206) 220-7237

"AUDIO RECORDING"

OIL MATCH CONFIRMED IN DALCO PASSAGE OIL SPILL

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gov. Gary Locke and RADM Jeffrey Garrett announced today that tests conducted by both state and federal laboratories indicate the Polar Texas oil tanker, owned by ConocoPhillips, is the source of the oil that soiled beaches around Dalco Passage in October.

An audio recording of today's press briefing is available at the following link:

Statements in the audio recording are by Capt. Myles Boothe, chief of the marine safety division for the Thiteenth Coast Guard District in Seattle.  

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