Spills · oil
Crowley barge dbl 165-1 grounding; quinhagak, ak
NOAAORR-9491
- issued
- 2017-05-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-05-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-05-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Bering Sea
- position
- 59.750, -161.929
- vessels
- BARGE DBL 165-1 GROUNDINGBARGE DBL 165-1 RANTUG NACHIK REFLOATEDBARGE REMAINS · 3 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Crowley Barge DBL 165-1 Grounding; Quinhagak, AK. Quinhagak, AK. 1. On May 13, 2017, the Crowley Barge DBL 165-1 ran aground in the Kanektok River near its entrance to Kuskokwim Bay. It is grounded on the north side of the river less than a mile downriver of Quinhagak. The tug Nachik refloated on next high tide. The USCG Sector Anchorage is requesting a NWS Spot forecast while barge remains aground awaiting an appropriate tide. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, HEATING OIL, GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 288000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 59.750N 161.929W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9491: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9491
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