Spills · grounding
False pass, alaska
FV Elizabeth F; False Pass, Alaska · NOAAORR-8963
- issued
- 2015-07-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-07-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-07-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 54.786, -163.369
- vessel
- FV ELIZABETH F
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV Elizabeth F; False Pass, Alaska. False Pass, Alaska. 1. On July 14, 2015, the FV Elizabeth F, an 81 foot fishing vessel grounded near False Pass, Alaska. The fishing vessel is listing on its starboard side with five thousand gallons of diesel fuel on board. Initially, a sheen was reported but has dissipated in the last hour. The master of the vessel reported that the sheen came from a discharge of 1 gallon of hydraulic oil. The Elizabeth F will attempt to refloat at the next high tide. The vessel does not have catch on board. USCG is requesting Resources at Risk for the area. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 54.786N 163.369W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8963: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8963
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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