| Incident
Description |
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Location |
Washington
Monument Rock, approximately 15 miles south of Ketchikan near Mt.
Point.
(55 degrees 14.0 North Latitude/ 131 degrees 20.0 West Longitude). |
| Product/Quantity |
Potential
spill only. The vessel owner/operator reported to the U.S. Coast
Guard that approximately 800 gallons of diesel fuel was on board
at the time of the swamping and ensuing sinking. |
| Cause |
A
large wave hit the vessel causing it to swamp. The vessel experienced
heavy rain and high winds at the time of the accident. |
| Time/Date
of Spill |
A vessel traveling with the F/V Blue Fin notified the Coast Guard that the Blue
Fin had swamped at approximately 6:30 PM on October 31, 2004 . The potential
oil spill was reported to ADEC by the Coast Guard at 8:50 AM on November 1, 2004
. The F/V Blue Fin is a 47’ fiberglass hull vessel. |
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