Grounded boat spills fuel into Neva Strait
A 38-foot fishing vessel, the F/V Yankee, ran aground in the Northside of Neva Strait, on Tuesday night (01-12-16), spilling 150 gallons of diesel fuel into the water.
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Source of large oil spill in ANB Harbor identified
The Coast Guard has determined the source of a large diesel spill that spread from Sitka Sound into ANB harbor yesterday morning (08-31-15). The source was a commercial vessel south of ANB Harbor.
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Oil spill origin unknown; Coast Guard says prompt reporting is key
A large, smelly fuel spill in Crescent Harbor caught the attention of passersby yesterday evening. But the Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment, which is responsible for investigating fuel spills, have not been able to determine it’s origins.
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Weekend oil spill leaves no trace of a culprit
Officials haven’t been able to trace the source of a minor diesel spill in Thomsen Harbor this weekend. Coast Guard MSD Supervisor Mike Wortman said the discharge quantity was less than a gallon and not recoverable.
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Eyak salvaged, back in Sitka
Ten days after the 80-foot fishing vessel and mail boat ran aground and sank just north of the Goddard hot springs, it is back afloat -- after a virtual alphabet soup of state and federal agencies and local companies worked together to salvage it.
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