Spills · chemical

Hazardous substance containers; montague island, prince william sound, alaska

NOAAORR-11038

issued
2025-07-25 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-08-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-08-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
60.109, -147.341
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hazardous Substance Containers; Montague Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Prince William Sound, Alaska.
1. Initial Report: On July 25, 2025, the Marine Debris Coordinator for Alaska contacted the Alaska Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding 'a notable amount' of containers or drums containing various household and shipboard chemicals (as best they could tell). A NOAA-grant funded marine debris cleanup team asked for guidance on how to proceed with the containers. The SSC provided some basic safety advice and concerns, and recommended the team move containers that were in good condition, and safe to move, above the high tide line; photograph and document the type and condition of the containers; then report the situation to the National Response Center. The SSC shared a brief situation update to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 60.109N 147.341W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11038: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11038

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