Spills · grounding
Revillagigedo channel, ak
F/V Aldebaran; Revillagigedo Channel, Ak · NOAAORR-7686
- issued
- 2007-08-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-09-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2007-09-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
- position
- 55.244, -131.438
- vessel
- F/V ALDEBARAN · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Aldebaran; Revillagigedo Channel, AK. Revillagigedo Channel, AK. 1. MSD Ketchikan reported to Alaska SSC (at 0900 ADT, Aug. 18) that the 58' F/V Aldebaran sank at 0116 ADT, Sat., August 18, on the west side of Bold Island at 55-14.63N, 131-26.25W, in 75-80 fathoms of water. Vessel had 800 gallons of #2 diesel and 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid on board. Vents were successfully pluged prior to vessel sinking, however; fuel began surfacing from the sunken vessel. A Coast Guard overflight on late Saturday morning revealed a silvery to rainbow sheen extending 3-4 miles NW of the capsizing site. A subsequent overflight on Monday morning, Aug. 20, showed a dramatically reduced amount of fuel surfacing from the sunken vessel. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 850 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 55.244N 131.438W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7686: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7686
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