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Sozavarika island, alaska

F/V Justin Time; Sozavarika Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-6833

issued
1991-09-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-09-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-09-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
52.569, -170.926
vessel
F/V JUSTIN TIME
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V JUSTIN TIME; Sozavarika Island, Alaska.
Sozavarika Island, Alaska.
1. On the morning of September 4, 1991, the fishing vessel JUSTIN TIME, owned by Peter Pan Seafoods, accidentally ran aground on the west side of Sozavarika Island with 20,000 pounds of halibut, 250 gallons of diesel, and 4 to 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid onboard. The engine room was breached by a large rock. The weather was southwest winds to 10 knots increasing to 25 knots in the afternoon with 4- to 6-foot morning seas increasing to 12-foot by evening. The crew abandoned ship and was rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 52.569N 170.926W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6833: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6833

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