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On january 16, 2020, the uscg msd dutch harbor reported than a lifemed airplane crashed into the water off…
Lifemed Airplane Crash; Unalaska, Ak · Unalaska, Ak · NOAAORR-10030
- issued
- 2020-01-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-01-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-01-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 53.909, -166.556
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
LifeMed Airplane Crash; Unalaska, AK. Unalaska, AK. 1. On January 16, 2020, the USCG MSD Dutch Harbor reported than a LifeMed airplane crashed into the water off the north end of the Dutch Harbor runway into Unalaska Bay. All souls were rescued The fuselage has sunk and is actively sheening. Potential of 500 gallons of Av Gas onboard. USCG has requested a trajectory and fates analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JET A FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 170 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 53.909N 166.556W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10030: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10030
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Dutch harbor, unalaska bay, ak, USA2024-10-12
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- West aleutians, ak, USA2023-12-28
- Sennett point, unimak island, ak2022-06-18
- Bering sea, alaska2021-10-26
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