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Wadleigh island, ak

F/V Tonto III Aground; Wadleigh Island, Ak · NOAAORR-8891

issued
2015-03-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2015-03-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2015-03-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
55.571, -133.131
vessels
F/V BROKE FREE OF IT'S MOORINGF/V TONTO III
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Tonto III aground; Wadleigh Island, AK.
Wadleigh Island, AK.
1. On March 16, 2015, the USCG MSD Ketchikan, AK, contacted NOAA ERD to request a trajectory for a potential diesel fuel spill from the grounded F/V Tonto III. The subject F/V broke free of it's mooring during the weekend, grounded on the shore of Wadleigh Island (along the western shore of Prince of Wales Island) and became flooded on an incoming tide. USCG MSD requested trajectory support in the event of a release.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 55.571N 133.131W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8891: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8891

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