Spills · oil
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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
18 within 180 nm since 1997 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
97
00
05
10
15
20
25
26
- On july 20, 2026, the canadian ice service (cis), using a radar satellite constellation, detected an anomaly…2026-07-23
- Kuskokwim delta, ak, USA2025-10-13
- Waste oil tank on eroded banks of the tagayarak river; tuntutuliak, ak2024-09-17
- Kwigillingok, ak 99622, USA2024-02-09
- Nunapitchuk, ak, USA2023-11-07
- Diesel release from sunk tug vessel; steamboat slough, bethel, ak2023-11-02
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
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.