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Seguam island, alaska

Small Raft Search and Rescue Mission; Seguam Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-6772

issued
1990-11-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-12-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-12-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
52.322, -172.449
vessel
TUGBOAT RED JACKET SENT TWO MEN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Small Raft Search and Rescue Mission; Seguam Island, Alaska.
Seguam Island, Alaska.
1. On the evening of November 28, 1990, the tugboat RED JACKET sent two men ashore in a 12-foot Zodiac to find potable water at Seguam Island, Aleutian Island Chain. The RED JACKET anchored a few hundred yards offshore. The party made it ashore, built a fire, and appeared to be spending the night. However, in the morning the raft failed to return to the tugboat. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified. They sent out a C-130 to search during the remaining daylight of November 29. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: SEARCH AND RESCUE.
3. POSITION 52.322N 172.449W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6772: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6772

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