Spills
Chiniak bay, kodiak, alaska
Tug Sydney Foss; Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska · NOAAORR-6558
- issued
- 1988-02-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-03-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-03-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 57.705, -152.245
- vessels
- BARGE BROKE LOOSETUG KODIAK KINGBARGE OUT · 2 messagesTUG SYDNEY FOSSTUG SYDNEY FOSS RAN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Sydney Foss; Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska. Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska. 1. At 0705 on February 24, 1988, the 120-foot tug SYDNEY FOSS ran aground under gale force winds in Chiniak Bay, while towing a barge out of the Kodiak Harbor destined for Adak Island. None of the 85,000 gallons of diesel onboard was released. After the grounding, the barge broke loose. Several hours later, it was collared by the tug Kodiak King. USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 85000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 57.705N 152.245W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6558: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6558
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Resurrection bay, seward, ak2026-06-13
- Kodiak island, ak2025-09-02
- Pilot point, ak, USA2025-06-30
- Oily water leak from M/V lady angela; boat harbor, seward, alaska2025-02-27
- Seward, ak, USA2025-01-10
- On 16-Jun-2022, sector anchorage notified the ssc of a vessel on fire and adrift off kodiak2022-06-16
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1988-02-02 · closed 1988-03-09
- F/V andrew mcgee; whale passage between, kodiak and afognak islands1988-02-02 → 1988-02-16
- Chiniak bay, kodiak, alaska this message1988-02-24 → 1988-03-09
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