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During the night of september 23, 1998, there was a shoreside release of diesel into chignik lake on the…

Chignik Lake; Alaska Peninsula · Alaska Peninsula · NOAAORR-7339

issued
1998-09-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-10-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-10-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
56.333, -158.750
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chignik Lake; Alaska Peninsula.
Alaska Peninsula.
1. During the night of September 23, 1998, there was a shoreside release of diesel into Chignik Lake on the Alaskan Peninsula. Chignik Lake is a freshwater lake that drains into Chignik Lagoon via the Chignik River. The USCG was notifiedof this incident on the afternoon of September 24. No one seemed to know for sure which tank was affected or how big it was or how much diesel was released. Gale force winds up to 45 knots hampered local assessment of the situation, so the USCG launched a helicopter from Kodiak to investigate the situation. Approaching darkness and gale force winds hampered the helicopter, making it unable to land, but it did survey Chignik Lake, Chignik river, and Chignik lagoon. A small area of sheen was located at the mouth of the lake and in the river but none in the lagoon. It was impossible to determine the source point of the diesel or how much had been released. The [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
3. POSITION 56.333N 158.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7339: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7339

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