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On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad…

Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak · NOAAORR-9678

issued
2018-02-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-03-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-03-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
58.490, -152.584
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, AK.
Kodiak, AK.
1. On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO NO. 6 (BUNKER C). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 58.490N 152.584W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9678: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9678

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