Commercial Fishing Tender Sinks in Sumner Strait, Prince of Wales Island, AK
Prince of Wales Island, AK | 2022-Feb-22
Initial Notification: On 20-Feb-2022, the commercial fishing tender FV Emerald Beauty sank in Sumner Strait in 91 fathoms of water. The fishing vessel had between 400-600 gallons of diesel onboard, with a maximum potential of 1500 gallons. Sheen was observed on the water surface during an overflight on 22-Feb at the sinking location. MDF Ketchikan has requested a fates and trajectory analysis, and potential resources at risk.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | diesel |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 600 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 56° 17.62′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 133° 41.90′ West |