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Pumicestone bay, alaska

FV St Dominick; Pumicestone Bay, Alaska · NOAAORR-9451

issued: 2017-03-06 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-03-20 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-03-20 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Bering Sea
position: 53.512, -167.069
vessels: FV ST DOMINICK FV ST DOMINICK RAN HARD
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV St Dominick; Pumicestone Bay, Alaska.
Pumicestone Bay, Alaska.
1. On March 6, 2017, the FV St Dominick ran hard aground in Pumicestone Bay. The vessel holed, quickly took on water and sank. The vessel was carrying over 5400 gallons of diesel and had 86,000 lbs of cod onboard. USCG is requesting a fates and trajectory analysis, resources at risk report, and ESA Section 7 emergency consultation.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 53.512N 167.069W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9451: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9451

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