Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, AK
NOAA initial notification: “On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the […]”[1]
Latest included source report
Posted 23 Apr 2018
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“News Release U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 487-5700 After Hours: (907) 487-5700 UPDATE 7 and Final: Unified Command ends response efforts at Port William oil spill site Editor's Note - To download high-resolution imagery, click the photos above. KODIAK, Alaska – The Unified Command announced the end of response […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[3]
NOAA report chronology
3 dated source records · 26 Feb 2018 to 23 Apr 2018NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory.”
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Milestone 1 of 3: 26 Feb 2018. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (58.490°, -152.584°)
USCG Press release
Source report excerpt: “Coast Guard, ADEC establish Unified Command in response to oil spill in Shuyak Strait, Alaska U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/27/2018 08:04 PM EST News Release U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 487-5700 After Hours: (907) 654-4112 17th District online newsroom Coast Guard, ADEC establish Unified Command in response to oil spill in Shuyak Strait, Alaska Editors' Note: Click on the image to download a high resolution version. KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation have established a Unified Command in response to an oil spill 49 miles north of Kodiak in Shuyak Strait, Tuesday. The spill […]”
USCG Final Press Release
Source report excerpt: “News Release U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 487-5700 After Hours: (907) 487-5700 UPDATE 7 and Final: Unified Command ends response efforts at Port William oil spill site Editor's Note - To download high-resolution imagery, click the photos above. KODIAK, Alaska – The Unified Command announced the end of response efforts at the oil spill site at Port William, in Shuyak Strait, 49 miles north of Kodiak, Friday. Responders deployed 3,280 feet of large inflatable ocean boom and 550 feet of fast water boom around the dock facility and an adjacent beach. Sorbent materials were placed inside the booms, which responders collected a total of […]”
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Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, AK. Kodiak, AK. 1. On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO NO. 6 (BUNKER C). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 58.490N 152.584W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9678: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9678Open record and warning history →
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