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Atka island, aleutian islands chain
F/V City of Seattle; Atka Island, Aleutian Islands Chain · NOAAORR-6631
- issued
- 1988-11-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-11-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-11-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 52.209, -174.159
- vessel
- F/V CITY OF SEATTLE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V City of Seattle; Atka Island, Aleutian Islands Chain. Atka Island, Aleutian Islands Chain. 1. At 0200 on November 3, 1988, the 100-foot fishing vessel, City of Seattle, grounded in heavy seas at Crescent Bay on the northwest end of Atka Island, spilling approximately 12,000 gallons of diesel. All of the crew aboard the vessel were rescued by another fishing boat. USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 52.209N 174.159W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6631: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6631
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