M/V Laconte

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-1172. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-11722004-05-11 00:00Z → cancelled 2004-05-25 00:00Z
   Peril strait, ak
   Ferry Laconte Grounding; Peril Strait, Ak · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

   Ferry LaConte Grounding; Peril Strait, AK.
   Peril Strait, AK.
   1. The Alaska State Ferry, M/V LaConte, grounded in clear and calm weather on Cozian Reef at the north end of Peril Strait on Admiralty Island in SE Alaska on May 11, 2004. The vessel was hard aground and suffered significant damage, including multiple stress fractures. However, no oil (deisel) was released. Nevertheless, boom was deployed around the vessel and lightering commenced up to 3000 gallons remaining onboard as an operational supply. A substantial amount of response equipment was on-scene and a salvage barge was en route from Seattle. Potential harbors of refuge were evaluated in the vicinity of Cozian Reef. Arrangements were made for bird hazing in the event of an oil release impacting nearby tidal flats. Resource experts from both NOAA Fisheries and the US Fish and Wildlife Servcie were consulted and assisted in assessment of resources at risk. The LaConte was stabilized and [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 57.567N 135.433W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1172: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1172