M/V yorktown clipper; geikie rock in glacier bay national park, alaska

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M/V Yorktown Clipper; Geikie Rock in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
Geikie Rock in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
1. At 1600 on August 18, 1993, the cruise vessel M/V Yorktown Clipper ran aground on the charted Geikie Rock, about 20 miles up Glacier Bay. The weather was clear and calm at the time of the incident. The vessel incurred major damage to the bow section. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel was released into the water from a 7,200 gallon bow fuel tank before the large influx of water created a water bottom. The vessel was rapidly taking on water and in danger of sinking, but the USCG provided air-deployable pumps that curbed the onrush of water. The Yorktown Clipper limped into Shag Cove, a small arm in Glacier Bay, under its own power where the it was boomed while divers, salvers, and marine architects worked to evaluate, stabilize, and patch the holes with wood plugs, epoxy, and concrete. Because the vessel was within the bounds of Glacier Bay National Park, park service personnel were [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 58.700N 136.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6958: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6958