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Kodiak Log Spill; Gulf of Ak · NOAAORR-7535

issued
2001-01-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-01-31 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-01-31 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
54.067, -155.850
vessel
M/V EVER FOREST
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Kodiak Log Spill; Gulf of AK.
Gulf of AK.
1. The M/V Ever Forest, enroute from Vancouver, Canada, via Afognak Island, Alaska, was carrying a load of grain and logs to Japan when it encountered heavy weather in the western Gulf of Alaska. The logs were individually stacked on deck and lashed with chains and come-alongs. At 0823 on Jan 17, 2001, approximately 2500 logs broke loose and went overboard at 54?04'N, 155?51'W. MSO Anchorage notified the NOAA SSC and asked that a trajectory for the logs be determined. USCG district 17.
2. COMMODITY: LOGS.
3. POSITION 54.067N 155.850W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7535: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7535

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