Spills · oil
Uscg sector honolulu contacted the noaa ssc on sunday, august 30 requesting oil fate and persistence…
Jet A Fuel Spill; Molokai, Hi · Molokai, Hi · NOAAORR-8087
- issued
- 2009-08-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-09-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-09-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 21.087, -157.021
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Jet A Fuel spill; Molokai, HI. Molokai, HI. 1. USCG Sector Honolulu contacted the NOAA SSC on Sunday, August 30 requesting oil fate and persistence information for 500 gallons of Jet A fuel released from a Baker tank that was accidentally dropped from a helicopter one-half nm off the southern shore of the Island of Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands at 1230 HST. NOAA provided phone support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JET A FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 21.087N 157.021W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8087: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8087
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