The U.S. Coast Guard estimates between 50 and 100 gallons of oil spilled into Auke Bay’s Statter Harbor on Sunday.
That’s according to a release from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, which is investigating the spill along with the Coast Guard.
The source of the spill is still unknown.
Absorbent boom, pads and other tools are being used to soak up the oil. The Coast Guard has hired Southeast Alaska Lighterage to complete containment and cleanup.
There are still no reports of wildlife impacts. Alaska Department of Fish and Game and National Marine Fisheries Service biologists have visited Statter Harbor since the spill. Steller sea lions, harbor seals and mergansers have been seen in the area.
