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Womens bay, kodiak, ak

Noaa R/v Rainier; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Ak · NOAAORR-8812

issued: 2014-09-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-09-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-09-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Alaska
position: 57.700, -152.570
vessel: R/V RAINIER
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

NOAA R/V Rainier; Womens Bay, Kodiak, AK.
Womens Bay, Kodiak, AK.
1. On September 8, 2014, the NOAA vessel RAINIER was tied up at the USCG base in Kodiak, AK, when an oil sheen was noticed in the harbor area at the USCG facility. On September 9 the spill was attributed to the RAINIER. The discharge is still being investigated but a breach internal to the vessel allowed diesel fuel to contaminate a grey water holding tank.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.700N 152.570W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8812: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8812

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