Spills · oil

7,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the ice in antarctica

Jp Spill; Antarctic · Antarctic · NOAAORR-1110

issued
2003-10-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-11-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-11-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Southern Ocean
position
-78.000, 165.000
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

JP Spill; Antarctic.
Antarctic.
1. 7,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the ice in Antarctica. NOAA provided telephone support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 78.000S 165.000E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1110: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1110

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