F/V Chichagof

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   Spills·NOAAORR-10852003-08-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-08-21 00:00Z
   Kodiak island, ak
   F/V Chichagof Grounded; Kodiak Island, Ak · Gulf of Alaska

   F/V Chichagof Grounded; Kodiak Island, AK.
   Kodiak Island, AK.
   1. On Thursday afternoon, August 7, 2003, the Coast Guard was notified that the F/V Chichagof, an 81 foot wooden-hulled fishing tender, grounded in Alitak Bay, Kodiak Island with 15,000 gallons of diesel. The vessel operator hit a rock, after which he intentionally grounded the vessel at position, 55-53.6N, 155-13.4W. The grounding resulted in damage to the vessel's bow area, and the fuel tanks were not compromised during the incident. Nevertheless, it was taking on water. A Good Samaritan vessel delivered a pump to the F/V Chichagof, but that was unable to keep up with the flooding. Not until a Coast Guard helo from station Kodiak delivered two additional pumps was the vessel able to control the flooding. The next morning a welder and marine surveyor were on scene to assess and repair the damaged bow with a patch over the roughly 1 foot X 1 foot hole. By Saturday, August 9, the vessel was [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 55.893N 155.223W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1085: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1085