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On september 12, 2015, the tug challenger sank at its mooring location near juneau, ak in approximately 20…

Tug Challenger; Juneau, Alaska · Juneau, Alaska · NOAAORR-9188

issued: 2015-10-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-11-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-11-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 58.302, -134.439
vessel: TUG CHALLENGER · 4 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Challenger; Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau, Alaska.
1. On September 12, 2015, the Tug Challenger sank at its mooring location near Juneau, AK in approximately 20 feet of water. Marine salvors removed some of the accessible pollutants, however, approximately 500 gallons of waste oils, lubricating oils, and diesel remain on the sunken vessel. The USCG Sector Juneau has requested a resources at risk document for potential leakage of the remaining pollutants on board.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL, LUBRICANTS, DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 58.302N 134.439W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9188: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9188

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