Spills · oil
On august 15, uscg received a report of a diesel release at the sitka, alaska, power plant
Sitka Power Plant; Sitka, Alaska · Sitka, Alaska · NOAAORR-9159
- issued
- 2015-08-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-08-31 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-08-31 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 57.053, -135.335
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sitka Power Plant; Sitka, Alaska. Sitka, Alaska. 1. On August 15, USCG received a report of a diesel release at the Sitka, Alaska, Power Plant. Approximately 30,000 gallons of diesel was released to secondary containment; some diesel flowed from secondary containment into a local storm drain. Sheen and a strong odor of diesel was reported at a storm drain outfall at Eagle Beach. USCG requested a fates analysis for the diesel in secondary containment in order to estimate how much diesel was released through the storm drain. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 57.053N 135.335W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9159: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9159
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- On august 15, uscg received a report of a diesel release at the sitka, alaska, power plant this message2015-08-17 → 2015-08-31
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