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On the afternoon of july 1, 1999, the uscg juneau communications center and mso juneau received a call from…

F/V Su-ce K; Sitka Sound · Sitka Sound · NOAAORR-7411

issued
1999-07-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-07-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-07-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
56.983, -134.583
vessels
F/V SU-CE KF/V SU-CE K REPORTING THEMSELVES
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Su-Ce K; Sitka Sound.
Sitka Sound.
1. On the afternoon of July 1, 1999, the USCG Juneau Communications Center and MSO Juneau received a call from the F/V Su-Ce K reporting themselves on fire with the pleasure craft (P/C) Destiny on-scene assisting. After putting the fire out, the crew attempted to restart the vessel. The fire re-flashed and engulfed the vessel. The two-man crew immediately abandoned ship onto the P/C Destiny. Later that day, the Su-Ce K sank in approximately 50 fathoms of water with no signs of pollution. Prior to the sinking, MSO Juneau had contacted NOAA with a request for the worst-case scenario trajectory and the fate and effects for a planned scuttling of the vessel at that location. The vessel was located at least 15 miles from any landfall and NOAA told the USCG that in strong winds greater than 15 to 20 knots an instantaneous release of 800 gallons would spread downwind 1/2- to 3/4-mile and [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 56.983N 134.583W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7411: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7411

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