Spills · oil
Kvichak bay, alaska
FV North Star; Kvichak Bay, Alaska · NOAAORR-8964
- issued
- 2015-07-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-07-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-07-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 58.667, -157.450
- vessel
- FV NORTH STAR · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV North Star; Kvichak Bay, Alaska. Kvichak Bay, Alaska. 1. On July 16, 2015, the 32-foot fishing vessel "North Star" sank in Kvichak Bay, Alaska. The vessel grounded at low tide, and became swamped by the incoming tide. The North Star has approximately 75 gallons of diesel on board. USCG Sector Anchorage requested information on Resources at Risk. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 75 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 58.667N 157.450W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8964: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8964
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Kodiak island, ak2025-09-02
- Pilot point, ak, USA2025-06-30
- On 16-Jun-2022, sector anchorage notified the ssc of a vessel on fire and adrift off kodiak2022-06-16
- Sitkalidak island, kodiak, ak2021-11-01
- Womens bay, kodiak, ak2021-08-09
- On 22-Jul-2021, uscg was notified that the FV tyrant experienced engine failure while underway and 25-30…2021-07-22
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2015-07-16 · closed 2015-07-31
- Kvichak bay, alaska this message2015-07-16 → 2015-07-30
- Kvichak bay, alaska2015-07-17 → 2015-07-31
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