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Kodiak island, ak

F/V Chichagof Grounded; Kodiak Island, Ak · NOAAORR-1085

issued
2003-08-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-08-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-08-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
55.893, -155.223
vessel
F/V CHICHAGOF
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Chichagof Grounded; Kodiak Island, AK.
Kodiak Island, AK.
1. On Thursday afternoon, August 7, 2003, the Coast Guard was notified that the F/V Chichagof, an 81 foot wooden-hulled fishing tender, grounded in Alitak Bay, Kodiak Island with 15,000 gallons of diesel. The vessel operator hit a rock, after which he intentionally grounded the vessel at position, 55-53.6N, 155-13.4W. The grounding resulted in damage to the vessel's bow area, and the fuel tanks were not compromised during the incident. Nevertheless, it was taking on water. A Good Samaritan vessel delivered a pump to the F/V Chichagof, but that was unable to keep up with the flooding. Not until a Coast Guard helo from station Kodiak delivered two additional pumps was the vessel able to control the flooding. The next morning a welder and marine surveyor were on scene to assess and repair the damaged bow with a patch over the roughly 1 foot X 1 foot hole. By Saturday, August 9, the vessel was [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.893N 155.223W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1085: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1085

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