| Incident
Description |
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Location |
58° 19.1’ N., 136°51.5’ W. on the NE side of Sugarloaf Island
at the entrance to Dixon Harbor on the outer coast between Cape Spencer and Icy
Point. The site is within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. |
| Product/Quantity |
The
owner estimated that up to 1000 gallons of diesel fuel was onboard
the vessel. In addition, two 55 gallon drums of gasoline and
ten 1 gallon containers of lubrication oils were removed from
the vessel to a high point on the adjacent beach. The two drums
of gasoline and the lube oil have been recovered. |
| Cause |
58° 19.1’ N., 136°51.5’ W. on the NE side of Sugarloaf Island
at the entrance to Dixon Harbor on the outer coast between Cape Spencer and Icy
Point. The site is within the boundaries of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. |
| Time/Date
of Spill |
The vessel grounded at approximately 4:00 PM , October 7, 2004 . Shortly after
the USCG MSO Juneau received news of the grounding they notified ADEC via the
AST spill report dispatch at 11:20 AM , October 9, 2004 . The MV Blue Star is
a 58’, 38 GT catamaran hull vessel which was built in Juneau in 1955. |
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