Teams respond to oil spill at Valdez Terminal
- September 25, 2017
Around 11:30am last Thursday, September 21st, a crude oil spill was observed on the water at the West end of Valdez Marine Terminal, near Berth 5. Public Information Officer Kate Dugan said in a statement to media that an investigation is ongoing.
A preventative maintenance task which tests the integrity of loading arms is believed to have caused the spill. The source of the spill is contained.
Here is a fact sheet released by Alyeska Pipeline September 23rd – 8:30pm
We will update as more information becomes available.
Quotes from Incident Commander:
“The cause of the spill, piping that released an oily water mix, makes it very difficult
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