Spills
Unalaska island, alaska
F/V Skagit Eagle; Unalaska Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-6789
- issued
- 1991-02-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1991-02-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1991-02-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 53.724, -166.875
- vessels
- F/V SKAGIT EAGLEFISHING VESSEL SKAGIT EAGLE RAN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V SKAGIT EAGLE; Unalaska Island, Alaska. Unalaska Island, Alaska. 1. On February 8, 1991, the U.S. fishing vessel SKAGIT EAGLE ran aground in stormy seas in Reese Bay on Unalaska Island, Alaska. Three of her five fuel tanks ruptured, releasing 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The vessel, owned by Quest Marine of Sedro Wooley, Washington, carried approximately 18,000 gallons of diesel, 400 gallons of hydraulic oil, and 200 gallons of lube oil. The vessel's five crew members waded ashore where the U.S. Coast Guard rescued them with an H-3 helicopter. USCG district 17. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 53.724N 166.875W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6789: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6789
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Diesel spill between cape pankof and sand point; aleutian islands, alaska2025-03-31
- Dutch harbor, unalaska bay, ak, USA2024-10-12
- F/V sky grounding in izembek national wildlife refuge; near cold bay, ak2024-08-12
- West aleutians, ak, USA2023-12-28
- Sennett point, unimak island, ak2022-06-18
- Bering sea, alaska2021-10-26
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1991-01-03 · closed 1991-02-22
- Kashega bay, unalaska island, alaska1991-01-03 → 1991-01-17
- Unalaska island, alaska this message1991-02-08 → 1991-02-22
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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