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On sept 2, 2015, the FV pacific venture, a wood-hulled 58’ limit seiner, grounded and subsequently rolled…

FV Pacific Venture; Sitka, Alaska · Sitka, Alaska · NOAAORR-9168

issued: 2015-09-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-09-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-09-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 57.034, -135.312
vessel: FV PACIFIC VENTURE
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Pacific Venture; Sitka, Alaska.
Sitka, Alaska.
1. On Sept 2, 2015, the FV Pacific Venture, a wood-hulled 58’ limit seiner, grounded and subsequently rolled over in the vicinity of The Twins roughly 0.5 to 0.75 nm off the mouth of Indian River, in Sitka, Alaska. The vessel contains approximately 600 gallons of diesel and 50 gallons of other oils. The USCG MSD Sitka requests fates analysis and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 57.034N 135.312W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9168: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9168

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