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Sand point, ak, USA
F/V Vicki Rae Sinking; Sand Point, Ak · 2 messages · 2024-06-18 to 2024-08-08
- status
- closed 2024-08-08 00:00Z
- opened
- 2024-06-18 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 55.198, -160.409
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10806
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-108062024-06-18 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-07-02 00:00ZSe of sand point, akoil
Sunken F/V MISS COURTNEY KIM; SE of Sand Point, AK. SE of Sand Point, AK. 1. On 18-JUN-2024, USCG Sector Western AK/US Arctic was responding to a vessel fire aboard the F/V MISS COURTNEY KIM, along the Southwest coast of Popof Island, roughly 6 miles SE of Sand Point Harbor, AK with reportedly 1,800 gallons of diesel on board. At the time, no NOAA support was requested because no pollution was observed. On the evening of 20-JUN-2024, Sector WAKUSA contacted NOAA SSC to request trajectory support due to an overflight observation at 1600 hrs local of ½ mile X 30 yard “light silver sheen”. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 55.267N 160.404W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10806: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10806
- 2NOAAORR-108232024-07-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-08-08 00:00ZSand point, ak, USAoil
F/V Vicki Rae Sinking; Sand Point, AK. Sand Point, AK, USA. 1. On 7/22/2024, USCG Sector Western Alaska & US Arctic notified the SSC of the sinking of the F/V Vickie Rae near Sand Point, AK. The vessel pperator stated that approximately 1000 gallons of diesel was on board at time of sinking. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 55.198N 160.409W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10823: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10823
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