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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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