MV Pacsun

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7472. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-74722000-02-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-03-11 00:00Z
   Icy bay, northern gulf of alaska
   MV Pacsun; Icy Bay, Northern Gulf of Alaska · Gulf of Alaska

   MV Pacsun; Icy Bay, Northern Gulf of Alaska.
   Icy Bay, Northern Gulf of Alaska.
   1. On the morning of February 26, 2000, the 539-foot log freighter, Pacsun, went aground after having loaded logs from a camp in Icy Bay. The M/V Pacsun is operated by Lasoc Shipping Co. of Portland, Oregon. Originally it was believed that the vessel was on soft bottom just inside a spit extending from the eastern entrance to Icy Bay. However, divers discovered that the ship's aft portion was resting on a flat rock. After removing much of the log cargo, the initial attempt to refloat the vessel occurred on the lower high tide, the evening of February 26 using the two small tugs that were available at the logging camp. This effort was unsuccessful. Two larger tugs, dispatched from Juneau, and were due to arrive on-scene the morning of February 27. Due to crew fatigue and the two larger tugs not being in position, no attempt was made on the morning higher high tide on February 27. Efforts to [...]
   2. COMMODITY: IFO-380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 220000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 59.933N 141.433W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7472: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7472