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F/V andrew mcgee; whale passage between, kodiak and afognak islands

NOAAORR-6552

issued
1988-02-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-02-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-02-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
57.972, -152.960
vessel
F/V ANDREW MCGEE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Andrew McGee; Whale Passage between, Kodiak and Afognak Islands.
Whale Passage between, Kodiak and Afognak Islands.
1. At about 0100 on February 2, 1988, the fishing boat, Andrew McGee, ran aground in the east end of Whale Passage, the shallow and high-current shipping route between Kodiak and Afognak Islands. The 127-foot stern trawler lost approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel; 200 gallons of contaminated diesel; and 1,000 gallons of hydraulic fluid. Shortly after 0100, the U.S. Coast Guard air station in Kodiak received a distress call from the Andrew McGee. A helicopter lifted the six crewmen safely off to the town of Kodiak. Product inventory was reported as 10,000 gallons of diesel; 1,000 gallons of hydraulic fluid; 200 gallons of contaminated diesel; and 900 gallons of lube oil. The master reported that the vessel was very hard aground in 8-knot currents. A Coast Guard overflight reported large areas of sheen several miles to the east and to the west of the grounding location, and that the diesel [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.972N 152.960W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6552: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6552

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  1. F/V andrew mcgee; whale passage between, kodiak and afognak islands this message1988-02-02 → 1988-02-16
  2. Chiniak bay, kodiak, alaska1988-02-24 → 1988-03-09

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