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Gulf of alaska

MV Haida Monarch; Gulf of Alaska · NOAAORR-7358

issued
1998-12-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-12-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-12-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
58.883, -144.533
vessel
MV HAIDA MONARCH · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MV HAIDA MONARCH; Gulf of Alaska.
Gulf of Alaska.
1. At 0700 local time 09 DEC 98, the M/V HAIDA MONARCH reported to MSD Ketchikan that they lost 400 bundles of logs 75 nautical miles south of Cape St. Elias. Each bundle contains 80-100 logs which are 4-15 inches in diameter and 41-45 feet long. The logs are softwood so will absorb water and may sink. Shortly after the report, the Coast Guard began broadcasting a notice to mariners regarding the situation, and vessels in the area reported seeing bundles of logs south of Cape Hinchinbrook. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: LOGS.
3. POSITION 58.883N 144.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7358: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7358

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-12-09 · closed 1998-12-23

  1. Gulf of alaska this message1998-12-09 → 1998-12-23
  2. M/V haida monarch gulf of alaska log spill #1; s of cape st1998-12-09 → 1998-12-23

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