Spills · oil
Western channel, sitka, ak, USA
Sunken Vessel, Western Channel; Sitka, Alaska · NOAAORR-10972
- issued
- 2025-05-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-06-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-06-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 57.058, -135.359
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken Vessel, Western Channel; Sitka, Alaska. Western Channel, Sitka, AK, USA. 1. USCG MSD Sitka, Alaska contacted the SSC regarding potential hazards of refrigerant oil on a sunken vessel. A fishing vessel sank in November 2024, but only recently started to discharge fuel, resulting in a small sheen. The owner reported diesel fuel and refrigerant oil on board. The salvage divers requested further information on hazards of refrigerant oil. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND REFRIGERANT OIL. 3. POSITION 57.058N 135.359W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10972: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10972
This area · spills & pollution incidents
129 within 180 nm since 1986 · 9 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Coast guard MH-60 helicopter, air station sitka; sitka, alaska2026-06-22
- Ketchikan, ak 99901, USA2026-03-05
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2025-05-29 · closed 2025-07-02
- Western channel, sitka, ak, USA this message2025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
- Lost shipping container of plastic bags; admiralty island, alaska2025-06-18 → 2025-07-02
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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