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On august 6, 2017, the commercial fishing vessel confidence , a 48.8' seine vessel, grounded in neva strait…

FV Confidence; Sitka, Ak · Sitka, Ak · NOAAORR-9544

issued
2017-08-09 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-08-23 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-08-23 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
57.288, -135.604
vessel
FV CONFIDENCE · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Confidence; Sitka, AK.
Sitka, AK.
1. On August 6, 2017, the commercial fishing vessel CONFIDENCE , a 48.8' seine vessel, grounded in Neva Strait near Sitka, Alaska. Vessel fuel capacity is 1500 gallons and the owner estimates there is approximately 600 gallons of diesel fuel aboard. Additionally, vessel has an estimated 70K pounds of catch aboard. The NOAA SSC has been working with DOI and Trust resource agencies on a fish disposal plan
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 57.288N 135.604W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9544: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9544

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