Spills · oil
Thorne bay, ak, USA
Vessel Capsize, Clarence Strait; Thorne Bay, Alaska · NOAAORR-10924
- issued
- 2025-02-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-03-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-03-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 55.763, -132.443
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Vessel Capsize, Clarence Strait; Thorne Bay, Alaska. Thorne Bay, AK, USA. 1. On February 21, 2025, the USCG MSD Ketchikan contacted the NOAA regarding a vessel that capsized in Clarence Strait, near Thorne Bay, Alaska. USCG received an EPIRB signal at 18:30 on 2/202/2025. USCG requested observations of weather, waves, and currents from the time of EPRIB activation. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 55.763N 132.443W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10924: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10924
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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