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Nehenta bay, gravina island, alaska

F/V Valerie G; Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-6635

issued
1988-11-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-12-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-12-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
55.157, -131.794
vessels
F/V VALERIE GFISHING VESSEL VALERIE G HARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V VALERIE G; Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island, Alaska.
Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island, Alaska.
1. On November 27, 1988, winds of up to 60 knots in Clarence Strait blew the fishing vessel VALERIE G hard aground at the head of Nehenta Bay on the southwest side of Gravina Island. The grounding occurred on an extremely high tide; efforts were unsuccessful to refloat the vessel, which contained about 250 gallons of diesel and around 25 gallons of lube oil. Due to the weather and the vessel's location, communications and overflights were virtually impossible. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 275 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 55.157N 131.794W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6635: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6635

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