F/V Windy Bay; Prince William Sound, AK

Prince William Sound, AK | 2001-Aug-04

Initial Notification: The NOAA SSC was notified, via the HDO, that the F/V Windy Bay had hit a rock and sank at the mouth of Unakwik Inlet in N. Prince William Sound shortly after noon on Saturday, August 4. The 157' vessel stuck a rock at 60-52.7, 147-32.09 and sank in 900 to 1000 feet of water approximate 1 mile NE of this rock. The location was just 8 miles west of where the F/V Vanguard hit an iceberg and sank just a week ago. The F/V Windy Bay had 35,000 gallons of diesel, and some sheen was observed at the water's surface. USCG district 17.