Ammonium Nitrage Spill; Whittear/Port Wells, AK
Whittear/Port Wells, AK | 1985-Feb-25
Initial Notification: In the Whittear/Port Wells Area 50,000 lbs of ammonium nitrate spilled into 30 ft of water between 00 and 08 on 2/24/85. Winds on 2/25 were SE ~25kts increasing 2/26 to SE 30-35kts and diminishing the night of 2/26.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Chemical |
Latitude (approximate): | 60° 46.98′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 148° 36.00′ West |