Spills · oil
Bering strait, alaska
M/V Norseman II Stuck In Ice; Bering Strait, Alaska · NOAAORR-10796
- issued
- 2024-06-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-06-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-06-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 66.167, -167.718
- vessels
- M/V NORSEMAN IIM/V NORSEMAN II STUCK
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Norseman II Stuck in Ice; Bering Strait, Alaska. Bering Strait, Alaska. 1. On June 5, 2024, the USCG Sector Western Alaska-US Arctic contacted the AK SSC regarding the M/V Norseman II. The vessel is currently stuck in sea ice ~35 miles north of Wales, AK with has 39,000 gallons of diesel on board. The vessel has had a casualty to the rudder but is otherwise intact and no release has occurred. USCG requested fate and trajectory modeling for a potential discharge that could occur within the next 7 days. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 39000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 66.167N 167.718W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10796: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10796
This area · spills & pollution incidents
26 within 180 nm since 1990 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Teller, ak, USA2023-05-26
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- Leak of heating fuel from storage tank into secondary containment, savoonga, ak2022-04-21
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