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Whale passage, alaska
F/V Sea Quayle; Whale Passage, Alaska · NOAAORR-7386
- issued
- 1999-02-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-03-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-03-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 57.914, -152.789
- vessel
- F/V SEA QUAYLE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Sea Quayle; Whale Passage, Alaska. Whale Passage, Alaska. 1. The F/V Sea Quayle grounded the morning of February 18, 1999, on Ikognak Rock in Whale Pass between Afognak and Kodiak islands, Alaska. A late morning USCG overflight was unable to spot a vessel on Ikognak Rock and only saw a light, unrecoverable sheen. It was obvious that the vessel had sunk. At the time conditions were southwest winds at 10 to 15 knots. USCG district 17. Keyword: no response. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. 3. POSITION 57.914N 152.789W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7386: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7386
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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