Container Ship Leaking SHC Lubricating Oil En Route to Anchorage, AK
Anchorage, AK | 2022-Aug-05
Initial Notification: On 5-Aug-2022, the USCG Sector Anchorage reported that the MV Maunalei, a 600' container ship was traveling north to Anchorage while leaking lubricating oil at an estimated rate of 6 gallons per hour. The USCG requested information on the fate and effects of the oil in the marine environment.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | SHC lubricating oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 53° 52.34′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 137° 40.81′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |