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Sitkoh bay, chatham strait, alaska

M/V Bonheur; Sitkoh Bay, Chatham Strait, Alaska · NOAAORR-6715

issued
1989-08-12 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-08-26 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-08-26 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
56.555, -134.489
vessel
M/V BONHEUR
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V BONHEUR; Sitkoh Bay, Chatham Strait, Alaska.
Sitkoh Bay, Chatham Strait, Alaska.
1. At 1500 on August 12, 1989, the pleasure craft, BONHEUR, sank after running aground on rocks in Sitkoh Bay, Alaska. The vessel was carrying 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The owner provided boom that contained much of the spilled oil. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 56.555N 134.489W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6715: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6715

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