Nunapitchuk, ak, USA

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   NOAAORR-106872023-11-02 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-11-16 00:00Z
   Diesel release from sunk tug vessel; steamboat slough, bethel, akoil

   Diesel Release from Sunk Tug Vessel; Steamboat Slough, Bethel, AK.
   Steamboat Slough, Bethel, AK, USA.
   1. On October 30, 2023, at approximately 1500 local time, a sheen was reported on the Kuskokwim River by a Bethel Search and Rescue team member. The sheen was traced back to the partially submerged Vitus owned tug vessel Francis Snow which was grounded in Steamboat Slough off of the Kuskokwim River. The vessel sank due to a crack in the hull and has a max fuel capacity of 2,500 gallons, but it is estimated that only 250-300 gallons of diesel were aboard. The incident location is just incident EPA jurisdiction and they are currently the FOSC, however USCG jurisdiction is downstream and they are monitoring the situation. The source has been secured and the vessel was refloated on 31-OCT. NOAA acting AK SSC was not notified directly by EPA, but has been included on email traffic and invited to meetings for water sampling collection.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 60.786N 161.699W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10687: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10687

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   NOAAORR-106882023-11-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-11-21 00:00Z
   Nunapitchuk, ak, USAoil

   Iced-in Barges in Lake Johnson; Nunapitchuk, AK.
   Nunapitchuk, AK, USA.
   1. On Tuesday 8-NOV, EPA Region 10 AK contacted NOAA acting AK SSC to notify them of 2 tugs, and 2 barges that are beset in ice in Johnson Lake, approximately 6 miles down river from the village of Nunapitchuk. The vessels were in the process of making the final delivery to the village. One barge (Cauneq) has 57,000 gallons of Diesel and 52,000 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline (RUL) onboard. The other barge (RW-14) has 15,000 gallons of RUL onboard. Vitus plans on delivery of the fuel to the village once winter conditions allow for transportation on the ice.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 124000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 60.849N 162.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10688: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10688