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Kayak island, gulf of alaska

T/v Steadfast; Kayak Island, Gulf of Alaska · NOAAORR-6733

issued
1989-09-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-10-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-10-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
59.917, -144.403
vessel
TANKER STEADFAST · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V STEADFAST; Kayak Island, Gulf of Alaska.
Kayak Island, Gulf of Alaska.
1. At 2040 on September 23, 1989, the tanker STEADFAST was caught in gale-force winds while towing a barge, and capsized near the southwest end of Kayak Island. Three men were aboard the vessel, which was under contract to Exxon for cleanup of the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill, and attempted to don survival suits and mount a raft. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: BARGE AND CREW.
3. POSITION 59.917N 144.403W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6733: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6733

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