M/V haida monarch gulf of alaska log spill #1; s of cape st

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   NOAAORR-73581998-12-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-23 00:00Z
   Gulf of alaska

   MV HAIDA MONARCH; Gulf of Alaska.
   Gulf of Alaska.
   1. At 0700 local time 09 DEC 98, the M/V HAIDA MONARCH reported to MSD Ketchikan that they lost 400 bundles of logs 75 nautical miles south of Cape St. Elias. Each bundle contains 80-100 logs which are 4-15 inches in diameter and 41-45 feet long. The logs are softwood so will absorb water and may sink. Shortly after the report, the Coast Guard began broadcasting a notice to mariners regarding the situation, and vessels in the area reported seeing bundles of logs south of Cape Hinchinbrook. USCG district 17.
   2. COMMODITY: LOGS.
   3. POSITION 58.883N 144.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7358: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7358

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   NOAAORR-73571998-12-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-23 00:00Z
   M/V haida monarch gulf of alaska log spill #1; s of cape st

   M/V Haida Monarch Gulf of Alaska Log Spill #1; S of Cape St. Elias, Kayak Island, AK.
   S of Cape St. Elias, Kayak Island, AK.
   1. Due to heavy seas on December 9, 1998, M/V Haida Monarch lost her deck cargo of logs into the northern Gulf of Alaska (GOA) about 70 miles due south from Cape St. Elias on the southern tip of Kayak Island. The quantity of logs was quite large-500 log bundles of 80 to 100 logs per bundle. Each bundle contained 80 to 100 logs about 41 to 45 feet long and 4 to 15 inches in diameter. Each bundle weighed approximate 27 tons. The USCG deemed these logs a hazard to navigation of TAPS tankers, container vessels, and maritime traffic in the GOA. USCG district 17. Keyword: logs, navigation hazards.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNDLES OF LOGS.
   3. POSITION 58.650N 144.517W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7357: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7357