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Commercial fishing tender sinks in sumner strait, prince of wales island, ak

NOAAORR-10421

issued
2022-02-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-03-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-03-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
56.294, -133.698
vessel
FV EMERALD BEAUTY
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Commercial Fishing Tender Sinks in Sumner Strait, Prince of Wales Island, AK.
Prince of Wales Island, AK.
1. On 20-Feb-2022, the commercial fishing tender FV Emerald Beauty sank in Sumner Strait in 91 fathoms of water. The fishing vessel had between 400-600 gallons of diesel onboard, with a maximum potential of 1500 gallons. Sheen was observed on the water surface during an overflight on 22-Feb at the sinking location. MDF Ketchikan has requested a fates and trajectory analysis, and potential resources at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 56.294N 133.698W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10421: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10421

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