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On july 26, 2018, the uscg marine safety unit (msu) valdez reported that the FV o'letta sank in 32 feet of…
FV O'letta; Cordova, Ak · Cordova, Ak · NOAAORR-9762
- issued
- 2018-07-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-08-10 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-08-10 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 60.600, -145.962
- vessel
- FV O'LETTA
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV O'letta; Cordova, AK. Cordova, AK. 1. On July 26, 2018, the USCG Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Valdez reported that the FV O'letta sank in 32 feet of water near Cordova, AK with an estimated 15000 pounds of salmon on board. The vessel has an estimated 600 gallons of diesel on board. There was a sheen observed, and boom was deployed around the vessel. The USCG is requesting a resources at risk report. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 60.601N 145.962W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9762: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9762
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