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St lawrence island, alaska

Oiled Wildlife; St Lawrence Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-8525

issued
2012-11-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2012-11-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2012-11-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
61.817, -176.917
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oiled Wildlife;  St Lawrence Island, Alaska.
St Lawrence Island, Alaska.
1. The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator in Alaska was notified by Coast Guard Sector Anchorage on the morning of 7 November 2012 that subsistence hunters in Savoonga and Gamble on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, found oiled birds and an oiled seal. The initial NOAA report suggested that the source of the oil was a sunken Russian vessel located in Russian waters. This now appears highly speculative, and no oil sheens have been reported and no source has been identified. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have both been notified.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN.
3. POSITION 61.817N 176.917W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8525: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8525

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