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Suemez island, meares passage, alaska

F/V Icy Queen; Suemez Island, Meares Passage, Alaska · NOAAORR-6546

issued
1988-01-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-01-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-01-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
55.282, -133.491
vessel
F/V ICY QUEEN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Icy Queen; Suemez Island, Meares Passage, Alaska.
Suemez Island, Meares Passage, Alaska.
1. Late on January 14, 1988, the 55-foot fishing vessel Icy Queen capsized in Meares Passage on the west side of Prince of Wales Island. The 6 crewmen were rescued shortly thereafter, but 20-knot winds blew the vessel aground on a rocky beach on the west side of Suemez Island. The vessel's tank was containing approximately 800 gallons of diesel. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 55.282N 133.491W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6546: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6546

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