Ninilchik River Sulfur Spill; Southwest Kenai Peninsula

Southwest Kenai Peninsula | 1997-Sep-16

Initial Notification: At 0800 on Tuesday, 16 SEP, 1997 during transport by dual trailer truck to Homer, AK, a container of pure elemental sulfur fell off the rear trailer and slid down the bank of the Ninilchik River. An estimated 34,000 pounds of sulfur from the container spilled onto the bank and into the river. 70% of the product spilled onto the embankment and the remaining 30% spilled into the river.The sulfur was a by-product of desulfurization of North Slope crude oil from the Tesoro Refinery at Nikiski, AK. USCG district 17. Keyword: vacuum trucks.