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Yunaska island, aleutian island chain, alaska
F/V Captain Billy; Yunaska Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska · NOAAORR-6555
- issued
- 1988-02-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-03-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-03-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 52.581, -170.718
- vessel
- F/V CAPTAIN BILLY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Captain Billy; Yunaska Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska. Yunaska Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska. 1. On February 17, 1988, the fishing vessel, Captain Billy, grounded in heavy weather on Yunaska Island, one of the Islands of Four Mountains on the Aleutian Islands chain. The vessel was 83 feet long, and had an estimated 16,000 gallons of diesel aboard. The six crewmen went ashore and were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. Oil was observed leaking from the vessel. USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 16000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 52.581N 170.718W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6555: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6555
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