Spills · grounding

Tug vessel loses power, grounds, and leaks diesel in neva strait, sitka, ak

NOAAORR-10431

issued
2022-03-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-04-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-04-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
57.270, -135.593
vessel
BARGE CHICHAGOS PROVIDER
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Vessel Loses Power, Grounds, and Leaks Diesel in Neva Strait, Sitka, AK.
Neva Strait, Sitka, AK.
1. At approximately 0400 on 21-Mar2022, the tug vessel Western Mariner lost power in Neva Straits, north of Sitka Sound, and was forced aground via contact from its tow barge Chichagos Provider. The Western Mariner has a total capacity for 45000 gallons of diesel. It is unknown how much fuel was onboard at the time of the grounding. The vessel is leaking diesel. MSD Sitka is requesting and trajectory and fates analysis for the leaking diesel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 13000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 57.270N 135.593W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10431: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10431

This area · spills & pollution incidents

121 within 180 nm since 1986 · 9 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

86
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.