F/V Skagit Eagle

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• Spills · 2 messages1991-01-03 → 1991-02-22Unalaska island, alaska

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   Spills·NOAAORR-67891991-02-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-02-22 00:00Z
   Unalaska island, alaska
   F/V Skagit Eagle; Unalaska Island, Alaska · Bering Sea

   F/V SKAGIT EAGLE; Unalaska Island, Alaska.
   Unalaska Island, Alaska.
   1. On February 8, 1991, the U.S. fishing vessel SKAGIT EAGLE ran aground in stormy seas in Reese Bay on Unalaska Island, Alaska. Three of her five fuel tanks ruptured, releasing 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The vessel, owned by Quest Marine of Sedro Wooley, Washington, carried approximately 18,000 gallons of diesel, 400 gallons of hydraulic oil, and 200 gallons of lube oil. The vessel's five crew members waded ashore where the U.S. Coast Guard rescued them with an H-3 helicopter. USCG district 17.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 53.724N 166.875W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6789: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6789