Spills
George island, pribilof islands, bering sea
F/V Belair; South Side of St · NOAAORR-6983
- issued
- 1994-02-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-02-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-02-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 56.083, -169.000
- vessel
- F/V BELAIR
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Belair; south side of St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. south side of St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. 1. The fishing vessel Belair was driven onto the rocks at the southern exposed rocky shoreline of St. George Island during the early morning of February 2, 1994. At the time of the grounding, winds were 25 to 30 knots with gale force gusts from the south. Winds continued pounding the vessel with 10- to 25-foot surf for the next week. It is believed that all the fuel was lost during the first day. The weather prohibited any on-site evaluation of the vessel and the case was closed by the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) on February 10, 1994. USCG district 17. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. 3. POSITION 56.083N 169.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6983: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6983
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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