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M/V Lituya

1 message · 2009-01-30

status
no warning in force
first mention
2009-01-30 00:00Z
latest mention
2009-01-30 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
last position
55.141, -131.568

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7962. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-79622009-01-30 00:00Z → cancelled 2009-02-13 00:00Z
    Metlakatla, se alaska
    M/V Lituya; Metlakatla, Se Alaska · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
    M/V Lituya; Metlakatla, SE Alaska.
Metlakatla, SE Alaska.
1. Call received from Sector Juneau at 0300, Jan. 30, reporting that the Alaska Marine Highway ferry, the MV Lituya was aground on Scrub Island roughly one-half mile north of Metlakatla, SE Alaska, in 50 to 80 knot winds. The vessel was successfully abandoned, but has 7000 gals of diesel onboard. So far nothing has been released. Sector Juneau requested a trajectory and weather forecast.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL . MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.141N 131.568W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7962: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7962

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