Spills · adrift

Nw unalaska island, ak

F/V Blue North; Nw Unalaska Island, Ak · NOAAORR-6071

issued
2006-03-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-04-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-04-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
53.631, -167.839
vessel
F/V BLUE NORTH
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Blue North; NW Unalaska Island, AK.
NW Unalaska Island, AK.
1. F/V Blue North, 166 ft steel hull catcher processor, is disabled and adrift approximately 25 nm west of Unalaska Island. The vessel's single screw is fouled with unknown amount of line. The vessel has approximately 33,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of lube oil and 11 people on board. The approximate location of the vessel as of 31 MAR at 0600 Alaska local time was 53 deg 37.88N, 167 deg 50.31W.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33000 GALLONS. TAGS: ADRIFT.
3. POSITION 53.631N 167.839W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6071: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6071

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