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San alberto bay, prince of wales island, alaska

M/V North Star; San Alberto Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-6392

issued
1986-08-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-08-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-08-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
55.069, -131.998
vessel
M/V NORTH STAR · 4 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V North Star; San Alberto Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
San Alberto Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
1. At approximately 1000 on August 8, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Juneau, Alaska, was notified that the cruise ship North Star, carrying approximately 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel, had run aground on a rock in the middle of San Alberto Bay at 0930 at the low tide level. The grounding holed the vessel and caused an approximate 22 degree list, but the fuel tanks were not penetrated. Resulting flooding of the engine room caused a minor release of bilge slop and engine oil. The 200 passengers and crew aboard the vessel at the time of the incident were taken ashore via local boats. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, ENGINE OIL, BILGE SLOP. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 55.069N 131.998W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6392: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6392

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