| Incident
Description |
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Location |
Emmonak
is located at the mouth of the Yukon River, 10 miles from the Bering
Sea. The spill location is 0.25 mile from Kwiguk Pass. Emmonak
lies 120 air miles northwest of Bethel. |
| Product/Quantity |
Diesel
and bilge water. The total volume of the spill is unknown. A total
of 5,500 gallons of diesel and 20,000 gallons of oily water were
removed from seven abandoned mechanized landing crafts (LCM) and
the non propelled vessel, South Pacific. |
| Cause |
The
discharge was caused by five of the seven abandoned LCMs (56 feet
by 14 feet) partially submerged by flood water in the Yukon River.
The LCMs were lightered and pulled further up the river bank to
stop any fuel discharge.
A 100 foot non-propelled ship called the South Pacific is also
currently aground in the Yukon River after the flood eroded the
bank. It is unknown if the South Pacific has discharged any oil. |
| Time/Date
of Spill |
The
oil sheen was first observed on the Yukon River by the Emmonak
Water Department on May 14, 2005 . The spill notification was
reported by Kwikpak Fishery at 12:00 AM , May 19, 2005 to the
National Response Center (NRC). Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) was notified of the release by U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) at 2:15 PM on May 19, 2005 .
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