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Kenai, cook inlet, alaska

T/v Glacier Bay; Kenai, Cook Inlet, Alaska · NOAAORR-6483

issued
1987-07-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-07-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-07-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
59.809, -152.357
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Glacier Bay; Kenai, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Kenai, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
1. At 0334 on July 2, 1987, the tanker vessel Glacier Bay grounded and suffered hull damage south of the mouth of the Kenai River while en route to Nikiski from Valdez to unload approximately 16,380,000 gallons of North Slope Alaskan crude oil at the refinery. Initial reports indicated that 10-15 barrels (420-1,600 gallons) of oil had been lost. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: NORTH SLOPE ALASKAN CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 59.809N 152.357W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6483: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6483

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