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On october 6,2018, the newtok, alaska, tank farm reported a home heating oil leak into secondary containment

Newtok Tank Farm; Newtok, Ak · Newtok, Ak · NOAAORR-9813

issued
2018-10-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-11-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-11-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
60.942, -164.634
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Newtok Tank Farm; Newtok, AK.
Newtok, AK.
1. On October 6,2018, the Newtok, Alaska, Tank Farm reported a home heating oil leak into secondary containment. A follow-up site inspection of the site by USCG revealed that two 12000 gallon tanks are leaning and could potentially tip over releasing 24000 gallons of home heating oil into the Kealavik (aka Newtok) River. The USCG has requested a summary of the resources at risk to a fuel spill at this site.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 60.942N 164.634W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9813: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9813

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