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Port frederick, ak

F/V Reluctant Aground; Port Frederick, Ak · NOAAORR-10172

issued
2020-09-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-10-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-10-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
58.003, -135.628
vessels
F/V RELUCTANTF/V RELUCTANT RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V RELUCTANT aground; Port Frederick, AK.
Port Frederick, AK.
1. The F/V RELUCTANT ran aground in Port Frederick, AK at around 0830 hrs on 22-SEP-2020. The owner reports that the vessel has 150 gallons of diesel fuel on board with a capacity of 280 gallons. NRC report indicates a 20x20 ft sheen. USCG Sector Juneau contacted the NOAA SSC covering AK to request oil fate & trajectory for a potential catastrophic release from the vessel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 58.003N 135.628W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10172: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10172

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