Spills · grounding

King cove, alaska peninsula

F/V Capt Andrew; King Cove, Alaska Peninsula · NOAAORR-8295

issued
2011-03-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2011-03-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2011-03-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
55.025, -162.224
vessel
F/V CAPT ANDREW
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Capt Andrew; King Cove, Alaska Peninsula.
King Cove, Alaska Peninsula.
1. Sunday morning, March 6, the NOAA Alaska SSC was notified that the 58' F/V Capt Andrew, due to human error, had grounded on a rocky shoreline west of King Cove, Alaska, with 5 POB. The vessel had 2000 gallons of diesel onboard as well as a cargo of 110K to 120K cod. No release of the fuel nor the cargo had occurred as of Sunday night A good Sam vessel was able to rescue to 5 POB the grounded vessel, and reliable Dan Magone from Dutch Harbor was hired to remove the fuel and conduct salvage on the vessel unground it. His ETA on scene is estimated to be Monday evening, March 7. The Coast Guard requested that NOAA keep them abreast of the weather throughout this incident. At the time of the grounding, the weather was small craft advisories with NE winds, 30 kt, seas 10 feet. A Coast Guard overflight is slated for Monday afternoon, March 7. On Thursday, March 10, 2011, salvors completed [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL, LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.025N 162.224W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8295: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8295

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