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Prince william sound, ak

F/V Nordic Viking; Prince William Sound, Ak · NOAAORR-7679

issued
2007-07-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-08-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-08-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
60.714, -146.194
vessels
F/V NORDIC VIKING · 2 messagesF/V NORDIC VIKING RAN AROUND
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Nordic Viking; Prince William Sound, AK.
Prince William Sound, AK.
1. The 127 foot F/V Nordic Viking ran around in eastern PWS at 10:35 pm on July 21, 2007, 55 miles SE of Valdez. One tank containing 3500 gallons of diesel was breached and release into the water. 11,500 gallons remained in eight other tanks which were not damaged. The PRP hired Hudson Marine as the IMT and Alaska CHADUX to handle the response and the litering of the remaining fuel on board the vessel. Weather was overcast with little to no wind and calm seas.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 60.714N 146.194W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7679: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7679

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