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At approximately 0500 on october 8, 1987, a 6,600-pound tank of propane gas began leaking on a juneau…

Waterfront Dock Facility; Juneau, Alaska · Juneau, Alaska · NOAAORR-6505

issued: 1987-10-08 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-10-22 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-10-22 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 58.304, -134.412
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Waterfront Dock Facility; Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska.
1. At approximately 0500 on October 8, 1987, a 6,600-pound tank of propane gas began leaking on a Juneau waterfront warehouse dock fronting Gastineau Channel. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Juneau Fire Department immediately established water-side and land-side safety zones. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: PROPANE GAS.
3. POSITION 58.304N 134.412W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6505: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6505

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