Spills · oil
At 2000 hrs on 12-Apr-2020, uscg marine safety unit valdez was notified of an oily water discharge from the…
Vmt Sump Release; Valdez, Ak · Valdez, Ak · NOAAORR-10071
- issued
- 2020-04-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-04-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-04-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 61.092, -146.392
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
VMT Sump Release; Valdez, AK. Valdez, AK. 1. At 2000 hrs on 12-Apr-2020, USCG Marine Safety Unit Valdez was notified of an oily water discharge from the Valdez Marine Terminal into Port Valdez. A 180' x 50' silver sheen was observed at Berth 4. The source is a failed sump that has been secured. Phone support at this time. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NORTH SLOPE CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 620 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 61.092N 146.392W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10071: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10071
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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