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American Golds Seafoods faces $112,500 fine for 2013 oil spill near Anacortes

ANACORTES — American Gold Seafoods faces a $112,500 penalty for an oil spill caused by the accidental sinking of its vessel the Clam Digger in July 2013 near Anacortes. The state Department of Ecology investigated the cause of the sinking and spill and determined that negligence was a key factor. Read more here 15:18