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Ulak island, aleutian islands

F/V Birgit N; Ulak Island, Aleutian Islands · NOAAORR-6451

issued
1987-03-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-03-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-03-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
51.350, -178.983
vessel
F/V BIRGIT N
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Birgit N; Ulak Island, Aleutian Islands.
Ulak Island, Aleutian Islands.
1. NOAA/OAD was notified of the incident at 0930 on March 9, 1987, by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Anchorage, and asked to provide trajectory, resources-at-risk, and weather information. Consultation with the NWS in Anchorage indicated quite variable wind and weather conditions, thus making fuel trajectory forecasts difficult and unreliable. By March 12, the salvage crew, Underwater Construction, reported that the vessel had been abandoned, with the crew to arrive in Adak on March 13, and 70% of the 18,000 gallon fuel capacity had been lost. A U.S. Coast Guard overflight on March 13 reported that the vessel remained hard aground on a rocky ledge 100-200 yards off the beach with a 15 degree starboard list, and a light oil sheen up to 3/4 mile long observed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reported that, by mid-April, an estimate 500 sea otters and 7,000 birds [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 18000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 51.350N 178.983W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6451: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6451

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