F/V Valiant Maid

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-1095. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-10952003-08-19 00:00Z → cancelled 2003-09-02 00:00Z
   Offshore cordova, ak
   F/V Valiant Maid Sinking; Offshore Cordova, Ak · Gulf of Alaska

   F/V Valiant Maid Sinking; Offshore Cordova, AK.
   Offshore Cordova, AK.
   1. On August 19, 2003, it was reported to Coast Guard MSO Valdez that the skipper of the 54' long F/V Valiant Maid, hit a submerged rock and capsized in 45 feet of water on the NW side of Spike Island just offshore from the town of Cordova in Prince William Sound. The location of the sunken vessel was N60-33.0, W145-46.3, and it went down with an estimated 500 gallons of diesel in an area of very strong tidal currents. A long oil slick was noted on the surface, and it was believed that this was just the fuel emanating from the vents and that the two fuel tanks were intact. Trying to beat some forecast heavy winds for the night of August 19, the owner immediately hired divers to plug the vents. In so doing the divers noted that the starboard tank was empty of an estimated 200 gallons of diesel. The next day, when the strong winds never materialized, divers again descended to the vessel to [...]
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 60.550N 145.772W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1095: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1095