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Whiskey creek, washington

M/V Matsukaze; Whiskey Creek, Washington · NOAAORR-6571

issued
1988-04-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-05-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-05-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
48.169, -123.712
vessel
M/V MATSUKAZE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Matsukaze; Whiskey Creek, Washington.
Whiskey Creek, Washington.
1. At dawn this morning the tanker Matsukaze carrying Vegetable Oil, Tallow and Lube Oil became grounded at Crescent Bay. Two ballast tanks are known to be holed, but as yet nothing has been seen in the water. Dave Kennedy, the SSC, is in Alaska and is expected back in Seattle tomorrow. The vessel is hard aground, so salvage is expected to take at least a couple of days. MSO Seattle is en route to Crescent Bay (near Port Angeles) at this time. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: VEGETABLE OIL, TALLOW, COTTONSEED OIL, LUBE OIL.
3. POSITION 48.169N 123.712W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6571: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6571

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