Spills

Mystery Spill4; pickworth dock, anchorage, alaska

NOAAORR-6584

issued
1988-06-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-07-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-07-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
61.211, -149.943
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Spill4; Pickworth Dock, Anchorage, Alaska.
Pickworth Dock, Anchorage, Alaska.
1. On June 22, 1988, oil spill was observed in the water around the Pickworth Dock at the city dock complex. The U.S. Coast Guard was unable to locate a responsible party, and estimated that 200-300 gallons of a refined product (diesel or kerosene) was in the water. Since a small, roughly 50-gallon pool of the product was isolated and confined, the Coast Guard sought to use this as a spill-of-opportunity to use Elastol, a product that increases the visco-elasticity of oil in order to make it easier to pick up with a skimmer or vacuum truck. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL OR KEROSENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 61.211N 149.943W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6584: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6584

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