Spills · oil

Bering sea sheen; 140 nm wnw st matthew island

NOAAORR-7671

issued
2007-07-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-07-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-07-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
61.282, -177.807
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bering Sea sheen; 140 nm WNW St Matthew Island.
140 nm WNW St Matthew Island.
1. Rcvd call fm LT Hnatow at USCG command center in Juneau to report 12 Russian vessels in area with sheen (5 nm x 200 yds) outside of the EEZ. USCGC MELLON (with deployed helo) spotted sheen and flew sortie to gather more data. USCG looking to assess potential for sheen to cross into US EEZ. Vessel believed to be the source is Vasilyenvnsky Ostrov.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 61.282N 177.807W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7671: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7671

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