Tanaga island, aleutian island chain, alaska

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F/V Rebecca B; Tanaga Island, Aleutian Island chain, Alaska.
Tanaga Island, Aleutian Island chain, Alaska.
1. In inclement weather, on October 24, 1996, the 77-foot F/V Rebecca B fetched on a shoal 50 feet off the beach in a protected cove on the south side of Tanaga Island. The vessel had 1,500 gallons of diesel onboard. The onboard vents were plugged before the crew evacuated the vessel. The crew was rescued by a U.S. Navy tug and taken to Adak. Magone Marine out of Dutch Harbor was hired for salvage. Initially the hull was intact and there was no pollution. It wasn't until October 30 that the weather improved enough to allow an overflight by the owner's representative and Magone. The vessel was reported to be hard aground, decks awash, with a starboard list, but no pollution was visible. Magone was unable to get a salvage vessel on-scene until November 23, at which time the remaining diesel, about 425 gallons, were removed. The starboard tanks had been destroyed by the weather and the wave [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 51.600N 177.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7157: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7157