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Cape disappointment, ilwaco, washington

Grounded F/V Koko; Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington · NOAAORR-9944

issued
2019-08-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-08-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-08-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.288, -124.048
vessels
FISHING VESSEL HARD · 4 messagesF/V KOKO
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Grounded F/V Koko; Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington.
Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington.
1. On Friday, August 02, 2019 at 0830 PDT NOAA ERD was notified of a 40 foot fiberglass hull fishing vessel hard aground off Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington. In the early morning hours, the vessel missed a channel marker and grounded on charted pilings from an old structure. As the tide ebbed, the vessel remained stuck and capsized above the pilings. At least one 12-inch crack in the vessel's hull was observed to be leaking fuel. Vessel owner-hired contractors worked with Washington State Department of Ecology to place containment boom around the vessel. The USCG requested a trajectory. The vessel was successfully de-fueled on Saturday (8/3) and removed from the water on Sunday (8/4).
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 46.288N 124.048W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9944: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9944

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