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Kelp bay, alaska

FV Sierra Allene; Kelp Bay, Alaska · NOAAORR-9171

issued: 2015-09-04 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-09-18 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-09-18 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 57.276, -134.918
vessel: FV SIERRA ALLENE
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Sierra Allene; Kelp Bay, Alaska.
Kelp Bay, Alaska.
1. On September 4, 2015, the 49-foot fishing vessel F/V SIERRA ALLENE sank in Kelp Bay, east side of Baranof Island, Alaska. The vessel has approximately 600 gallons of diesel fuel on board. USCG Sector Juneau has requested a fates analysis and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.276N 134.918W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9171: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9171

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