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Peard bay, north slope, alaska

S/V Perd Pas Le Nord; Peard Bay, North Slope, Alaska · NOAAORR-8656

issued: 2013-09-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2013-09-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2013-09-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Chukchi Sea
position: 70.857, -158.691
vessel: S/V PERD PAS LE NORD
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

S/V Perd Pas Le Nord; Peard Bay, North Slope, Alaska.
Peard Bay, North Slope, Alaska.
1. On September 4, 2013, USCG Sector Anchorage notified the NOAA SSC that the Sailing Vessel S/V Perd Pas Le Nord was soft aground on a shoal in Peard Bay, Alaska, approximately 30 miles NE of Wainwright or 40 miles SW of Barrow, Alaska. The vessel has 200 gallons of diesel on board. The owner is currently working to facilitate removing the steel-hulled vessel from the shoal.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 70.857N 158.691W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8656: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8656

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