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Northstar Island Mystery Sheen; North Slope, AK

North Slope, AK | 2024-Aug-14

Initial Notification: On 8/12/2024, USCG Sector Western Alaska & US Arctic notified the Alaska SSC that they are continuing to track the reports of a mystery sheen off of Northstar Island, Alaska. Northstar Island in an artificial oil development/production island in the Alaska North Slope. The estimated spill size is “a few ounces.”

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 70° 13.50′ North
Longitude (approximate): 146° 20.58′ West