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Southwest kenai peninsula

Ninilchik River Sulfur Spill; Southwest Kenai Peninsula · NOAAORR-7226

issued
1997-09-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-09-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-09-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
60.000, -151.667
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ninilchik River Sulfur Spill; Southwest  Kenai Peninsula.
Southwest  Kenai Peninsula.
1. At 0800 on Tuesday, 16 SEP, 1997 during transport by dual trailer truck to Homer, AK, a container of pure elemental sulfur fell off the rear trailer and slid down the bank of the Ninilchik River. An estimated 34,000 pounds of sulfur from the container spilled onto the bank and into the river. 70% of the product spilled onto the embankment and the remaining 30% spilled into the river.The sulfur was a by-product of desulfurization of North Slope crude oil from the Tesoro Refinery at Nikiski, AK. USCG district 17. Keyword: vacuum trucks.
2. COMMODITY: ELEMENTAL SULFUR. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 34000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 60.000N 151.667W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7226: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7226

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