Spills · chemical

- ammonia; pelican, ak

Pelican Seafood, Inc · NOAAORR-8086

issued
2009-08-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-09-10 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-09-10 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
57.957, -136.222
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pelican Seafood, Inc.  - Ammonia; Pelican, AK.
Pelican, AK.
1. On the evening of 27AUG2009, the local NOAA SSC received a call from USCG-Sector Juneau regarding a potential anhydrous ammonia release at a seafood facility in Pelican, AK. The USCG is not acting as the FOSC for this incident as the incident management is falling to the state and the RP. Nevertheless, the USCG wants to be prepared if a large discharge of Anhydrous Ammonia occurs. USCG has requested plume models of discharge, ALOHA runs for a worst case scenario, and ALOHA runs for a most likely discharge. For more information see attached SITREP.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, CHLORINE.
3. POSITION 57.957N 136.222W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8086: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8086

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