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North pacific ocean, ak

R/r Cougar Ace; North Pacific Ocean, Ak · NOAAORR-6103

issued
2006-07-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-08-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-08-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
48.130, -174.270
vessel
CONTAINER SHIP TRANSPORTING
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

R/R Cougar Ace; North Pacific Ocean, AK.
North Pacific Ocean, AK.
1. The "Cougar Ace", a 654-foot container ship transporting over 4,800 automobiles from Japan to Vancouver British Columbia Canada, began to take on water for an unknown reason late Sunday about 245 nautical miles southwest of Atka Alaska and started to list to its port side. The ship was initially reported listing at about 80 degrees from vertical. The ship has approximately 142,180 gallons of IFO-380 and 34,180 gallons of marine diesel fuel on board, in addition to the oil and gasoline in the autos. On Monday a sheen was reported about two miles in length emanating from the vessel. The crew of 23 was rescued Monday by U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard helicopters. One crew member suffered a broken leg before being rescued. After floating around in the N. Pacific Ocean for over a week, a tug from Seattle finally arrived and took the vessel under tow. The tug was able to successfully tow [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: FUEL OIL, GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1380000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.130N 174.270W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6103: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6103

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