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Pago pago, american samoa
USS Chehalis Assessment; Pago Pago, American Samoa · NOAAORR-8017
- issued
- 2009-05-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-05-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-05-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -14.275, -170.685
- vessels
- USS CHEHALISUSS CHEHALIS ASSESSMENTUSS CHEHALIS REPORTEDLY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
USS Chehalis Assessment; Pago Pago, American Samoa. Pago Pago, American Samoa. 1. This hotline will follow progress on a salvage assessment being conducted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard on the sunken USS Chehalis. The assessment of the vessel's condition and fuel load is being conducted in preparation for potentially pumping off the remaining fuel later this year. The USS Chehalis reportedly has been periodically releasing small amounts of oil ever since it sank in Pago Pago Harbor in 1949. The salvage assessment in being conducted by US Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving and the Navy Mobile Underwater Diving Salvage Unit out of Honolulu, with logistical support from the US Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in American Samoa, US Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, and US Coast Guard District 14. The assessment activities are scheduled to occur from April 23 through May 9, 2009. A previous assessment conducted by American [...] 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: MOGAS, AVGAS, DIESEL. 3. POSITION 14.275S 170.685W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8017: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8017
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