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Sweeper cove, adak island, ak

Tugs In Adak; Sweeper Cove, Adak Island, Ak · NOAAORR-9207

issued: 2015-12-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-12-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-12-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Bering Sea
position: 51.862, -176.630
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tugs in Adak; Sweeper Cove, Adak Island, AK.
Sweeper Cove, Adak Island, AK.
1. On December 14, 2015, two 110-foot tugboats came loose from their moorings in Sweeper Cove in the City of Adak when the pier they were moored to collapsed in a storm. Both tugs are currently soft aground at the jetty in Sweeper Cove. Amount of fuel onboard, if any, is unknown. The USCG Sector Anchorage requested a long-term weather forecast.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN PETROLEUM PRODUCT. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 51.862N 176.630W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9207: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9207

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