Spills · oil
On 18-Feb-2021, noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector anchorage of a fuel spill from the school fuel storage…
Wales School Fuel Spill; Wales, Ak · Wales, Ak · NOAAORR-10235
- issued
- 2021-02-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-03-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-03-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 65.605, -168.086
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Wales School Fuel Spill; Wales, AK. Wales, AK. 1. On 18-Feb-2021, NOAA SSC was notified by USCG Sector Anchorage of a fuel spill from the school fuel storage tank in the village of Wales on the northern Bering Sea coast. The storage tank contained over 8400 gallons of No. 2 diesel and approximately 1862 gallons have leaked onto the ground. Sector Anchorage is requesting a fates and trajectory analysis, Resources at Risk report, and potentially an ESA Section 7 consultation. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1862 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 65.605N 168.086W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10235: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10235
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