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Unimak island, alaska

F/V American Star; Unimak Island, Alaska · NOAAORR-7467

issued
2000-02-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-02-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-02-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
57.630, -163.533
vessel
F/V AMERICAN STAR
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V American Star; Unimak Island, Alaska.
Unimak Island, Alaska.
1. On the morning of February 11, 2000, a fire broke out on the F/V American Star, a 140-foot crabber/tender, just south of Unimak Island. A mayday rousted a helicopter from the deck of the USCG Mellon, and successfully removed the crew of five from the burning vessel. At this point, the unmanned vessel was only a few miles offshore and the wind was 30 knots from the southeast blowing it towards a grounding on the southeast side of Unimak Island. With rocky shores to roughly one mile either side, the vessel grounded in the afternoon on a sand and gravel beach. The steel hull remained intact, and no pollution was observed. Then began a month long dance with the weather as the salvor, Dan Magone from Dutch Harbor, tried several times to reach the vessel only to be thwarted by the weather and high seas. Finally large bladders were flown in by the Coast Guard, and the salvor successfully [...]
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL, LUBE, AND HYDRAULIC OIL.
3. POSITION 57.630N 163.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7467: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7467

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