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Unimak pass, aleutian islands, alaska

All Alaskan; Unimak Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · NOAAORR-7030

issued
1994-07-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-08-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-08-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
54.667, -165.300
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

All Alaskan; Unimak Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Unimak Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
1. On Sunday morning, July 24, 1994, a fire broke out in the fore section hold of the fish processor All Alaskan, a 350-foot vessel processing salmon. The vessel was approximately 10 miles west of Cape Sarichef on the western side of Unimak Island and riding in relatively calm seas. At the time of the fire, the vessel was carrying 126,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 7 bottles of acetylene, 12 bottles of oxygen, 10,000 gallons of lube oil, 8 drums of hydraulic oil, 2 drums of gasoline, and 38,000 pounds of ammonia. After the initial diesel release on July 24, additional oil pollution was considered a low probability as the integrity of the fuel tanks and hull were not threatened by the fire. The USCG responded to what was initially a search and rescue mission. They safely rescued all but one crewmember who, unfortunately, was killed while fighting the fire. The fire caused the failure of a [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND  AMMONIA. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 54.667N 165.300W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7030: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7030

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