Nikiski Terminal; Cook Inlet, AK

Cook Inlet, AK | 1992-Jan-04

Initial Notification: The incident, which occurred at 1am this morning, involves a broken pipeline at the Nikiski terminal on the East side of Cook Inlet (about 60 miles Southwest of Anchorage, just North of Kenai). . An estimated 400 barrels of North Slope Crude (40% of an oily water mixture) has been spilled. The mixture, which was used as ballast, spilled due to a failure in an on-shore tank system. USCG district 17.