M/V Nunaniq; Mekoryuk village beach, Nunivak Isl., AK

Mekoryuk village beach, Nunivak Isl., AK | 2008-Oct-02

Initial Notification: Sector Anchorage receive a notification on Oct. 1 that the M/V Nunaniq had discharged 50 gallons of diesel fuel into Mekoryuk Bay during the night of Sept. 27. The vessel had struck a rock while delivering cargo to the native village of Mekoryuk and a fuel tank suffered a pin hole size puncture. The fuel in the damaged tank was transferred to another tank and the vessel's crew conducted a cleanup with sorbent pads. USFWS personnel from the Yukon Delta NWR flew to the scene on Sept. 28, and made numerous observations and photos which are contained in a report posted on this hotline. Sector Anchorage notified the NOAA Alaska SSC on Oct. 2 and asked for an evaluation of the situation. Also on Oct. 2, a CG team was dispatched to Bethel and Nunivak Island to do an on-scene evaluation.