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Mekoryuk village beach, nunivak isl., ak

M/V Nunaniq; Mekoryuk Village Beach, Nunivak Isl., Ak · NOAAORR-7898

issued: 2008-10-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-10-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-10-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Bering Sea
position: 60.389, -166.185
vessel: M/V NUNANIQ
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Nunaniq; Mekoryuk village beach, Nunivak Isl., AK.
Mekoryuk village beach, Nunivak Isl., AK.
1. Sector Anchorage receive a notification on Oct. 1 that the M/V Nunaniq had discharged 50 gallons of diesel fuel into Mekoryuk Bay during the night of Sept. 27. The vessel had struck a rock while delivering cargo to the native village of Mekoryuk and a fuel tank suffered a pin hole size puncture. The fuel in the damaged tank was transferred to another tank and the vessel's crew conducted a cleanup with sorbent pads. USFWS personnel from the Yukon Delta NWR flew to the scene on Sept. 28, and made numerous observations and photos which are contained in a report posted on this hotline. Sector Anchorage notified the NOAA Alaska SSC on Oct. 2 and asked for an evaluation of the situation. Also on Oct. 2, a CG team was dispatched to Bethel and Nunivak Island to do an on-scene evaluation.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL #1. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 60.389N 166.185W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7898: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7898

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