Spills · oil

The village is being evacuated because it's coastline on a barrier island is rapidly eroding

Kivalina Village; Nw Alaska · Nw Alaska · NOAAORR-7696

issued
2007-09-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-09-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-09-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Chukchi Sea
position
67.727, -164.536
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Kivalina Village; NW Alaska.
NW Alaska.
1. The village is being evacuated because it's coastline on a barrier island is rapidly eroding. Due to continued erosion the village is about to lose its fuel tanks of 200K diesel and 30K gasoline. CG is concerned about the potential spill if the tanks are compromised. Ultimately, the Coast Guard had the Pacific Strike Team come to Kivalina to evaluate the situation and develop contingency response plans in case the tank(s) were compromised. Ultimately the fuel was moved to another location at a considerable distance from the eroding shoreline. No oil was released.
2. THREAT: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 230000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 67.727N 164.536W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7696: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7696

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