Spills · oil

M/V sun right; 40 nm nw of akutan island, ak

NOAAORR-8696

issued
2013-12-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-12-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-12-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
54.637, -167.209
vessel
M/V SUN RIGHT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Sun Right; 40 nm NW of Akutan Island, AK.
40 nm NW of Akutan Island, AK.
1. On December 10, 2013, the Alaska SSC was notified that the M/V SUN RIGHT, a 960-ft container vessel under Philippine Flag, was disabled and adrift with a closest point of land of 40NM NW of Akutan Island. The engine casualty is a damaged cylinder liner and the crew is currently conducting repairs. CG has put the SUN RIGHT on a two-hour comm sked and has requested a copy of the crew manifest, cargo manifest and total amount of petroleum product onboard. The vessel was later able to conduct repairs.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VARIOUS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
3. POSITION 54.637N 167.209W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8696: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8696

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