Spills

Navy base, adak island, alaska

Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge; U.S · NOAAORR-6431

issued
1986-12-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-12-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-12-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
51.877, -176.650
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge; U.S. Navy Base, Adak Island, Alaska.
U.S. Navy Base, Adak Island, Alaska.
1. On December 8, 1986, at approximately 1800, 27,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel overflowed a storage tank onto the tundra at the U.S. Navy Base on Adak Island. A portion of the fuel traveled 50 yards to a small stream and flowed approximately 700 yards downstream into a small boat harbor, where fuel reached a National Wildlife Refuge. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: JP-5 FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 27000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 51.877N 176.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6431: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6431

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