FV Icy Mist; Akutan Isl., Eastern Aleutians, Alaska
NOAA initial notification: “Early morning of Wed., Feb. 25, Sector Anchorage received word that the 58' FV Icy Mist was taking on water north of Akutan Island with 4 POB along with 2700 gallons of diesel, 150 gallons of hydraulic oil, 200 gallons of lube oil, and 60,000 lbs of Pacific Cod. Conditions were […]”[1]
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Posted 3 Mar 2009
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“Tuesday morning, March 3, Sit rep Over the past couple of days, Magone Marine personnel and the FV Icy Mist owner have made several attempts to reach the vessel via helo access and manual descent of the high cliff above the grounding, in order to assess the condition of the vessel and attempt to remove any remaining petroleum. The high winds and inclement weather have allowed […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[3]
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3 dated source records · 25 Feb 2009 to 3 Mar 2009NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “Early morning of Wed., Feb. 25, Sector Anchorage received word that the 58' FV Icy Mist was taking on water north of Akutan Island with 4 POB along with 2700 gallons of diesel, 150 gallons of hydraulic oil, 200 gallons of lube oil, and 60,000 lbs of Pacific Cod. Conditions were horrific with sustained winds of 60 to 70 kts and gusts approaching 100 kts. Vessel was intentionally beached on a rocky shoreline shadowed by a high vertical cliff face. The 4 POB were rescued by Coast Guard helo, and the status of the fuel onboard is unknown at this time.Initially, from an overflight, no pollution was reported, and the vessel appeared to be in good condition. However on up close examination, the […]”
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Milestone 1 of 3: 25 Feb 2009. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “Early morning of Wed., Feb. 25, Sector Anchorage received word that the 58' FV Icy Mist was taking on water north of Akutan Island with 4 POB along with 2700 gallons of diesel, 150 gallons of hydraulic oil, 200 gallons of lube oil, and 60,000 lbs of Pacific Cod. Conditions were horrific with sustained winds of 60 to 70 kts and gusts approaching 100 kts. Vessel was intentionally beached on a rocky shoreline shadowed by a high vertical cliff face. The 4 POB were rescued by Coast Guard helo, and the status of the fuel onboard is unknown at this time.Initially, from an overflight, no pollution was reported, and the vessel appeared to be in good condition. However on up close examination, the […]”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (54.217°, -165.967°)
Salvage assessment
Source report excerpt: “The owner of the FV Icy Mist has contracted with Magone Marine in Dutch Harbor to access, remove the fuel, and salvage the Icy Mist. Plans are to fly in a commercial helo from Dutch Harbor this afternoon, Friday, out to the vessel and make an assessment of the logistics necessary to remove the roughly 3000 gallons of fuel. Magone Marine plans to pump oil into barrels and fly it out by commercial helicopter. This actual operation could occur sometime tomorrow when the winds are somewhat more favorable.”
March 3 Sitrep and Weather forecast
Source report excerpt: “Tuesday morning, March 3, Sit rep Over the past couple of days, Magone Marine personnel and the FV Icy Mist owner have made several attempts to reach the vessel via helo access and manual descent of the high cliff above the grounding, in order to assess the condition of the vessel and attempt to remove any remaining petroleum. The high winds and inclement weather have allowed only a couple of these missions to be successful. The accompanying photos show the high cliff above the rocky shoreline where the vessel grounded as well as the extensive damage to the hull bottom stern. This damage completely compromised the 2700 gallons of diesel in the fuel tanks. One 55 gal drum of lube oil was […]”
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NOAAORR-7983 NOAA response record
FV Icy Mist; Akutan Isl., Eastern Aleutians, Alaska. Akutan Isl., Eastern Aleutians, Alaska. 1. Early morning of Wed., Feb. 25, Sector Anchorage received word that the 58' FV Icy Mist was taking on water north of Akutan Island with 4 POB along with 2700 gallons of diesel, 150 gallons of hydraulic oil, 200 gallons of lube oil, and 60,000 lbs of Pacific Cod. Conditions were horrific with sustained winds of 60 to 70 kts and gusts approaching 100 kts. Vessel was intentionally beached on a rocky shoreline shadowed by a high vertical cliff face. The 4 POB were rescued by Coast Guard helo, and the status of the fuel onboard is unknown at this time.Initially, from an overflight, no pollution was reported, and the vessel appeared to be in good condition. However on up close examination, the bottom of the vessel was found to be badly damaged causing a release of all the diesel and all the hydralic oil. The 200 gallons of lube oil was removed. NOAA SSC provided weather forecast support [...] 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND LUBE OIL AND HYDRAULIC OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3050 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 54.217N 165.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7983: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7983Open record and warning history →
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