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 |