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Pilot point, ak, USA

Grounding of F/V Happy Hooker; Pilot Point, Alaska · NOAAORR-10999

issued: 2025-06-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2025-07-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2025-07-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Bering Sea
position: 57.655, -157.715
vessel: F/V HAPPY HOOKER
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Grounding of F/V Happy Hooker; Pilot Point, Alaska.
Pilot Point, AK, USA.
1. USCG notified the SSC of the intentional grounding of the F/V Happy Hooker near Pilot Point, AK on 6/28/2025. Fish in the hold shifted during high winds, causing the vessel to lift and list. The crew beached the vessel to avoid capsizing. No discharge has been reported.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 57.655N 157.715W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10999: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10999

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