Spills · oil
On july 3, 2015, noaa nesdis notified the alaska ssc of a satellite "anomaly" over 130 miles south-southwest…
Ne Gulf of Alaska Anomaly; Sitka, Alaska · Sitka, Alaska · NOAAORR-8959
- issued
- 2015-07-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-07-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-07-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 55.298, -134.245
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
NE Gulf of Alaska Anomaly; Sitka, Alaska. Sitka, Alaska. 1. On July 3, 2015, NOAA NESDIS notified the Alaska SSC of a satellite "anomaly" over 130 miles south-southwest of Sitka, Alaska. The anomaly may be an oil slick. A trajectory analysis was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN OIL. 3. POSITION 55.298N 134.245W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8959: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8959
This area · spills & pollution incidents
104 within 180 nm since 1986 · 7 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
86
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26
- Satellite image anomaly off prince of wales island; gulf of alaska, alaska2026-07-24
- On july 23, 2026, the U.S2026-07-23
- Ketchikan, ak, USA2026-06-23
- Coast guard MH-60 helicopter, air station sitka; sitka, alaska2026-06-22
- Ketchikan, ak 99901, USA2026-03-05
- 103 metlakatla st, sitka, ak 99835, USA2026-01-12
Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · 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.