Spills · oil
On 22-Jun-2021, sector anchorage reported receiving photos of abandoned tanks leaking a tar-like substance
Simmonds Hill Tar Leak; Utqiagvik, Ak · Utqiagvik, Ak · NOAAORR-10301
- issued
- 2021-06-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-07-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-07-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Chukchi Sea
- position
- 71.298, -156.777
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Simmonds Hill Tar Leak; Utqiagvik, AK. Utqiagvik, AK. 1. On 22-Jun-2021, Sector Anchorage reported receiving photos of abandoned tanks leaking a tar-like substance. The tanks appear to be eroding from a man-made beach berm structure on the Beaufort Sea coast. USCG is requesting information regarding potential impacts from the release. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TAR. 3. POSITION 71.298N 156.777W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10301: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10301
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