Spills · oil
North pacific ocean
Oil Anomalies Detected By Satellite Imagery, Se Alaska · NOAAORR-10621
- issued
- 2023-06-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-06-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-06-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 55.199, -134.168
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Anomalies Detected by Satellite Imagery, SE Alaska. North Pacific Ocean. 1. On June 15, 2023, the USCG Sector Anchorage contacted NOAA Alaska SSC about three oil anomalies captured on Canadian ISTOP satellite imagery on 14-Jun at 0710L. Sector Juneau requested a trajectory of the anomalies to cover 72-96 hours from the pollution report. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 55.199N 134.168W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10621: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10621
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 103 metlakatla st, sitka, ak 99835, USA2026-01-12
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