F/V Sea Dancer; Sand Point, Alaska

Sand Point, Alaska | 2009-Oct-14

Initial Notification: Sector Anchorage notified the Alaskan NOAA SSC that the 42' FV Sea Dancer had grounded at 0400 on Oct. 14, and was taking on water near Sand Point, Alaska, on the south side of the Alaskan peninsula. The skipper was requesting assistance from Sand Point and related that 150 gal of diesel was on board. The Coast Guard requested weather information from NOAA. Later that day, assistance arrived from Sand Point, and the Sea Dancer is now safe and on the blocks for repairs at Sand Point. No oil was released into the water. Case closed.