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103 metlakatla st, sitka, ak 99835, USA

Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge; Sitka, Alaska · NOAAORR-11102

issued
2026-01-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2026-01-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
2026-01-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
57.049, -135.320
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge; Sitka, Alaska.
103 Metlakatla St, Sitka, AK 99835, USA.
1. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Southeast Alaska notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a 300-gallon discharge from a residential home heating oil tank. The fuel had migrated from the crawl space through the driveway and into the storm drain, resulting in a visible sheen at the outfall in Sitka Sound. The incident location is in close proximity to the Sitka National Historic Park and the Sitka Sound Science Center. The USCG has requested the following support: a fuel trajectory based on local currents, if possible; an assessment of resources at risk; a spot weather forecast.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 57.049N 135.320W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11102: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11102

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