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• Spills · 2 messages1998-09-01 → 1998-09-15Womens bay, kodiak, alaska

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   Spills·NOAAORR-73241998-09-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-09-15 00:00Z
   Womens bay, kodiak, alaska
   M/V Cape Douglas; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska · Gulf of Alaska

   M/V Cape Douglas; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
   Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
   1. On September 1, 1998, Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Kodiak reported a sheen approximately 1 mile long by 1/2 mile wide of light product with concentrations 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick near the Lash Dock in the northwest portion of Womens Bay in Kodiak, Alaska. Several fishing vessels, the tug Point Oliktok with a barge, and the landing craft Cape Douglas were in the area, but the source of the product was unknown. Initially, containment boom was deployed from Frye Point to the Nyman Peninsula to protect sensitive salmon streams. Boom was deployed to form a collection point at Lash Dock and two vacuum trucks and a skimmer were brought on-scene. The recovery effort was effective. Some oil outside the boomed area was seen on an overflight the morning of September 2. Approximately 1 mile of shoreline has been impacted. USCG district 17. Keyword: containment boom, skimmers, vacuum trucks.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
   3. POSITION 57.667N 152.500W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7324: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7324

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   Spills·NOAAORR-73251998-09-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-09-15 00:00Z
   Womens bay, kodiak, alaska
   MV Cape Douglas; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska · Gulf of Alaska

   MV Cape Douglas; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
   Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska.
   1. In the afternoon on September 1, 1998, MSD Kodiak reported a sheen approximately 1 mile long by 1/2 mile wide of light product with concentrations 1/2 -3/4 inch thick near the Lash Dock in the northwest portion of Womens Bay in Kodiak, AK. Several fishing vessels, the tug Pt. Oliktok with a barge and the landing craft Cape Douglas were in the immediate vicinity, but the source of the product was not known. USCG district 13.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 57.667N 152.500W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7325: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7325

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   Piracy·HYDROPAC 1906/052005-11-14 19:05Z → cancelled 2006-01-04 18:08Z
   Five small boats (estimated 20 feet in length), traveling in excess of 30 knots in "v" formation, approached…

   FIVE SMALL BOATS (ESTIMATED 20 FEET IN LENGTH), TRAVELING IN EXCESS
   OF 30 KNOTS IN "V" FORMATION, APPROACHED THE STERN OF M/V CAPE DOUGLAS
   INBOUND STRAIT OF HORMUZ DURING THE DUSK HOURS ON 13 NOV. M/V CAPE
   DOUGLAS HAD AN EMBARKED DOD FORCE PROTECTION TEAM ON BOARD, WHICH
   DETERMINED THAT THE APPROACHING SMALL BOATS CONSTITUTED A THREAT TO
   THE M/V CAPE DOUGLAS. THE TEAM FIRED WARNING SHOTS CONSISTING OF
   FLARES AND SMALL ARMS INTO THE AIR AND AT THE WATER, WHICH DID NOT
   DETER THE ATTACK. THE TEAM FIRED AND HIT THE BOATS WHICH RESULTED IN ALL
   FIVE BOATS ABANDONING THE ATTACK WITHIN 50 YARDS OF M/V CAPE DOUGLAS
   AND PROMPTLY DEPARTED THE AREA. VESSELS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN
   ANTI-PIRACY WATCHES.