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Womens bay, kodiak, ak

FV St Patrick; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Ak · NOAAORR-10334

issued
2021-08-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-08-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-08-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
57.718, -152.549
vessel
FV ST PATRICK
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV St Patrick; Womens Bay, Kodiak, AK.
Womens Bay, Kodiak, AK.
1. On 5-Aug-2021, a sheen was reported at the head of Womens Bay. On 6-Aug-2021, a USCG overflight observed sheen that appears to be caused by an unknown submerged source approximately 30 feet deep. They were able to see the slow bubbling due to the calm water. The source appears to be the 138’ F/V St. Patrick, scallop boat that sunk in 1989, The sheen is a narrow band that's roughly estimated as 300-feet long. USCG has opened the OSLTF. ADEC has requested a resources at risk analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3970 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.718N 152.549W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10334: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10334

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