L/C Saltery Provider; Saltery Cove, Clarence Strait, SE Alaska

Saltery Cove, Clarence Strait, SE Alaska | 2008-Aug-18

Initial Notification: The L/C Saltery Provider carrying a fuel truck with 2500 gallons of diesel to a lodge on the west side of Clarance Strait in Saltery Cove capsized at the dock at the lodge and sank in 30 feet of water where it rests on its port side. The fuel truck is loosely attached to the L/C via its crane and is currently resting vertically beneath the water. Diesel is slowly burping to the surface from the vessel which has 3000 gallons. The tank truck is not leaking. Coast Guard have requested both weather and trajectory information. The OSRO SEAPRO from Ketchikan is responding. This is the height of the pink salmon run, and their are two salmon streams in Saltery Cove.