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Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK | 2018-Feb-26

Initial Notification: On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad weather. The fuel bladder is wrapped around a piling and it is presumed to now be empty, with the contents, described as a bunker-C fuel, having been discharged into the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:IFO No. 6 (Bunker C)
Total amount at risk of spill: 3000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 58° 29.42′ North
Longitude (approximate): 152° 35.02′ West
On-Water Recovery: Unknown/Not applicable
Shoreline Cleanup: Applied
Dispersants: Unknown/Not applicable
In-Situ Burn: Unknown/Not applicable
Bioremediation: Unknown/Not applicable