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Atka island, aleutian island chain, alaska

F/V Greenhope; Atka Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska · NOAAORR-6826

issued
1991-08-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-08-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-08-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
52.468, -174.751
vessels
F/V GREENHOPEFISHING VESSEL GREENHOPE BECAME UNSTABLE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V GREENHOPE; Atka Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska.
Atka Island, Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska.
1. On the morning of August 13, 1991, while fishing the waters around the western Aleutians, the fishing vessel GREENHOPE became unstable due to its heavy catch. To compensate for this lack of stability, the skipper decided to dump fuel and proceeded to pump about 3,000 gallons of diesel over the side into the ocean. At the time the vessel was approximately 20 miles north of Atka Island. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 52.468N 174.751W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6826: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6826

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