Spills · mystery_substance

On february 22, 2015, the uscg received a report of a large oil sheen in the auke bay harbor, ak,…

Auke Bay Harbor Used Oil Release; Juneau, Alaska · Juneau, Alaska · NOAAORR-8883

issued: 2015-02-23 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-03-09 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-03-09 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 58.383, -134.650
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Auke Bay Harbor Used Oil Release; Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska.
1. On February 22, 2015, the USCG received a report of a large oil sheen in the Auke Bay Harbor, AK, approximately 10 miles north of Juneau, AK. The source was unknown. The material was tentatively identified as used motor oil.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 58.383N 134.650W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8883: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8883

This area · spills & pollution incidents

95 within 180 nm since 1986 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Mendenhall glacier flood outburst 2026; juneau, alaska2026-08-11
On july 23, 2026, the U.S2026-07-23
Coast guard MH-60 helicopter, air station sitka; sitka, alaska2026-06-22
103 metlakatla st, sitka, ak 99835, USA2026-01-12
Juneau, ak, USA2025-12-31
On 9/24/25, the U.S2025-09-24

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.