Spills · oil
Nunapitchuk, ak, USA
Iced-in Barges In Lake Johnson; Nunapitchuk, Ak · NOAAORR-10688
- issued
- 2023-11-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-11-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-11-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 60.849, -162.358
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Iced-in Barges in Lake Johnson; Nunapitchuk, AK. Nunapitchuk, AK, USA. 1. On Tuesday 8-NOV, EPA Region 10 AK contacted NOAA acting AK SSC to notify them of 2 tugs, and 2 barges that are beset in ice in Johnson Lake, approximately 6 miles down river from the village of Nunapitchuk. The vessels were in the process of making the final delivery to the village. One barge (Cauneq) has 57,000 gallons of Diesel and 52,000 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline (RUL) onboard. The other barge (RW-14) has 15,000 gallons of RUL onboard. Vitus plans on delivery of the fuel to the village once winter conditions allow for transportation on the ice. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 124000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 60.849N 162.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10688: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10688
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- Diesel release from sunk tug vessel; steamboat slough, bethel, ak2023-11-02 → 2023-11-16
- Nunapitchuk, ak, USA this message2023-11-07 → 2023-11-21
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