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Southeast alaska, ak

Captain Jack Grounding; Southeast Alaska, Ak · NOAAORR-1182

issued
2004-06-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2004-06-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2004-06-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
55.885, -133.710
vessel
M/V CAPT JACK
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Captain Jack Grounding; Southeast Alaska, AK.
Southeast Alaska, AK.
1. Vessel lost steerage, but not power. Continued to drift until it grounded on shallow rock reef/ledge. 2-3 days after grounding the vessel unexpectedly caught fire and burned to the water line - M/V Capt Jack was an older wooden vessel. Approx. 50 gallons of diesel released from the day tank causing considerable sheening. Later, a landing craft was able to pump out 2400 gals of diesel from main fuel tanks which were below the water level when vessel burned and not compromised. NOAA support was weather, trajectories from Seattle, tidal heights and currents.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.885N 133.710W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1182: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1182

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