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Cape flattery, washington

Irkutsk/ocean Fame; Cape Flattery, Washington · NOAAORR-6608

issued
1988-08-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-09-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-09-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
48.443, -125.628
vessel
TRAWLER IRKUTSK
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

IRKUTSK/OCEAN FAME; Cape Flattery, Washington.
Cape Flattery, Washington.
1. At 0630 on August 24, 1988, the Russian fishing trawler IRKUTSK and the Panamanian freighter OCEAN FAME collided 56 miles off Cape Flattery, Washington. Both vessels sustained damage which included a ruptured fuel tank on the IRKUTSK that resulted in a 2,000-gallon spill of marine diesel. Neither vessel sustained enough damage to be in danger of sinking. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 48.443N 125.628W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6608: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6608

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