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Cook inlet, ak

Nikiski Terminal; Cook Inlet, Ak · NOAAORR-6863

issued
1992-01-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1992-01-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1992-01-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
60.822, -151.274
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Nikiski Terminal; Cook Inlet, AK.
Cook Inlet, AK.
1. The incident, which occurred at 1am this morning, involves a broken pipeline at the Nikiski terminal on the East side of Cook Inlet (about 60 miles Southwest of Anchorage, just North of Kenai). . An estimated 400 barrels of North Slope Crude (40% of an oily water mixture) has been spilled. The mixture, which was used as ballast, spilled due to a failure in an on-shore tank system. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: NORTH SLOPE CRUD. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 16800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 60.822N 151.274W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6863: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6863

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  1. At 0030, january 4, 1992, an oily water ballast mixture was being transferred between tanks at the kenai…1992-01-04 → 1992-01-18
  2. Cook inlet, ak this message1992-01-04 → 1992-01-18
  3. Kenai peninsula, alaska1992-01-30 → 1992-02-13

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