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Lazaria island, sitka, alaska

Halibut Skiff; St · NOAAORR-6724

issued
1989-09-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-09-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-09-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
57.009, -135.358
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Halibut Skiff; St. Lazaria Island, Sitka, Alaska.
St. Lazaria Island, Sitka, Alaska.
1. On September 7 or 8, 1989, a 16-foot halibut skiff with two men aboard capsized in the vicinity of St. Lazaria Island, approximately 10 miles west of Sitka, Alaska. Rescue efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) unit, Sitka, were hampered by fog. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: BOAT AND CREW.
3. POSITION 57.009N 135.358W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6724: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6724

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