F/V Nor'quest Grdg-Bristol BAY

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8321. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-83212011-05-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2011-06-08 00:00Z
   F/V nor'quest grdg-bristol bay, alaska; nw side of hagemeister island
   Bering Sea

   F/V Nor'Quest grdg-Bristol Bay, Alaska; NW side of Hagemeister Island.
   NW side of Hagemeister Island.
   1. This is a potential spill. The F/V Nor’Quest lost anchor on the evening of May 24, 2011 and started to drift ashore towards the Hagemeister Island. The vessel captain notified the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) at 3:15 AM on May 25, 2011. Located within Hagemeister Strait within Bristol Bay and approximately 15 miles S/W of Togiak, Alaska. Lat/Long: 58º44.700N, 160º52.900W. The vessel captain estimates that 16,800 – 18,800 gallons of diesel fuel, 200 gallons of gasoline, 200 gallons of lube oil, 300 gallons of hydraulic oil, and 110 gallons of waste oil are on board the vessel. USCG has conducted an overflight with a C-130 and reported no visible sheen in the area. In addition the USCG contacted the USCG Pacific Strike Team for possible lightering support. The F/V Nor’Quest was unable to remove itself from the grounding location on this morning’s high tide. A second vessel owned by SRW Marine [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL, GASOLINE & WASTE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 19000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 58.745N 160.882W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8321: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8321