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Chatham strait and frederick sound, alaska

F/b Whitestone Ii; Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound, Alaska · NOAAORR-7474

issued
2000-02-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-03-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
56.833, -134.750
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/B Whitestone II; Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound, Alaska.
Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound, Alaska.
1. Two days after a large container full of boxes of ammonium nitrate fell off the freight barge, Whitestone II, in 300' of water at the junction of Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound, MSO Juneau contacted NOAA to determine whether or not there were any adverse consequences they should be aware of. The container was a regular steel shipping container, 8- x 8- x 20-feet, and the ammonium nitrate was in cardboard boxes, wrapped with plastic, and inside the steel container. A total of 33,500 pounds of chemical, in solid form, was in the container. Weather at the time of the incident is uncertain. USCG district 17. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: AMMONIUM NITRATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 56.833N 134.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7474: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7474

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