fishing vessel · named in official warnings

F/V Melissa Chris

1 message · 1988-08-19

status: no warning in force
first mention: 1988-08-19 00:00Z
latest mention: 1988-08-19 00:00Z
reported as: Spills1
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
last position: 57.427, -135.602

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6604. This page grows when the name is issued again.

Spills·NOAAORR-66041988-08-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-09-02 00:00Z

Otstoia island, peril straits, alaska

F/V Melissa Chris; Otstoia Island, Peril Straits, Alaska · The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia

F/V Melissa Chris; Otstoia Island, Peril Straits, Alaska.
Otstoia Island, Peril Straits, Alaska.
1. On August 18, 1988, the Melissa Chris, a 78-foot, wooden-hulled fish processing vessel, ran aground on Otstoia Island, 60 miles southwest of Juneau. The vessel, listing up to 40?, carried 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel and lube oil. A sheen was reported coming off the vessel. Initially, the captain thought that he would be able to refloat the vessel on the next high tide, at 2000. However, a U.S. Coast Guard overflight on August 19 revealed that the Melissa Chris was lying on her starboard side. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.427N 135.602W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6604: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6604

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