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Knik arm, upper cook inlet, alaska
Chugach Electric; Knik Arm, Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska · 2 messages · 1986-06-17 to 1986-08-05
- status
- closed 1986-08-05 00:00Z
- opened
- 1986-06-17 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 61.353, -149.826
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-6373
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-63731986-06-17 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-01 00:00ZHazardous waste removal action, standard steel and metals salvage yard, anchorage, alaska uscg district 17
Standard Steel & Metal Salvage; Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska. 1. HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL ACTION, STANDARD STEEL AND METALS SALVAGE YARD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. 3. POSITION 61.217N 149.888W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6373: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6373
- 2NOAAORR-63811986-07-22 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-05 00:00ZKnik arm, upper cook inlet, alaska
Chugach Electric; Knik Arm, Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. Knik Arm, Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. 1. On May 12, 1986, Chugach Electric Utility Co. noticed an abnormal fluid pressure drop in one of its undersea 138 KV transmission cables extending between Pt. McKenzie and Pt. Worzonoff in Upper Cook Inlet. The pressure drop was interpreted as a leak in the cable dielectric fluid, dodecylbenzene (DD), which is maintained at a positive pressure to prevent any salt water intrusion into the cable. The subsequent release of DDB into the marine environment was calculated by Chugach to be 5-10 gallons per day. As a result, on June 2, 1986, Chugach voluntarily de-energized and depressurized its cable, reducing fluid loss to 1-2 gallons per day and commenced an inspection program. On June 4, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Anchorage, and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) were notified of the situation. USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: DODECYLBENZENE (DDB). 3. POSITION 61.353N 149.826W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6381: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6381
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