M/V Kuroshima

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   Spills·NOAAORR-50111997-11-26 00:00Z → cancelled 1997-12-10 00:00Z
   Unalaska island, alaska
   M/V Kuroshima; Unalaska Island, Alaska · Bering Sea

   M/V Kuroshima; Unalaska Island, Alaska.
   Unalaska Island, Alaska.
   1. NOAA SSC John Whitney was notified on Wednesday evening, 26 NOV 97, that the M/V Kuroshima, a 370' coastal freighter, had run aground on rocks during a heavy storm near Dutch Harbor, AK. The position of the vessel is 53-54' N, 166-25.5' W. Approximately 12,000 gallons of Bunker C oil have reportedly been released into the water. The vessel has a potential capacity of 6,500 barrels; it is unknown at this time how much oil was onboard. On-scene winds are currently from the NW at 40-50 knots, gusting to 90 knots. Observers from the US Coast Guard report that the oil moved into a small bay to the northeast of the grounding site and splashed over a berm into a freshwater lake. Personnel from the USCG Pacific Strike Team are en route to the scene. USCG district 17. Keyword: power washing units, weed cutters, salvage, in-situ burning.
   2. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 53.917N 166.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 5011: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/5011