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Cook inlet, ak

Hilcorp Natural Gas Pipeline Leak; Cook Inlet, Ak · NOAAORR-10261

issued
2021-04-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-04-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-04-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
60.780, -151.457
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hilcorp Natural Gas Pipeline Leak; Cook Inlet, AK.
Cook Inlet, AK.
1. On 1-Apr-2021, Sector Anchorage reported that a natural gas pipeline in Cook Inlet ruptured and is releasing gas into the water and it is bubbling at the surface. This is a Hilcorp pipeline from Nikiski to Platform A. Sector is seeking information to understand the gas release and associated hazards to natural resources and the environment.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS.
3. POSITION 60.780N 151.457W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10261: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10261

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