F/V Capt Andrew; King Cove, Alaska Peninsula

King Cove, Alaska Peninsula | 2011-Mar-06

Initial Notification: Sunday morning, March 6, the NOAA Alaska SSC was notified that the 58' F/V Capt Andrew, due to human error, had grounded on a rocky shoreline west of King Cove, Alaska, with 5 POB. The vessel had 2000 gallons of diesel onboard as well as a cargo of 110K to 120K cod. No release of the fuel nor the cargo had occurred as of Sunday night A good Sam vessel was able to rescue to 5 POB the grounded vessel, and reliable Dan Magone from Dutch Harbor was hired to remove the fuel and conduct salvage on the vessel unground it. His ETA on scene is estimated to be Monday evening, March 7. The Coast Guard requested that NOAA keep them abreast of the weather throughout this incident. At the time of the grounding, the weather was small craft advisories with NE winds, 30 kt, seas 10 feet. A Coast Guard overflight is slated for Monday afternoon, March 7. On Thursday, March 10, 2011, salvors completed removal of all recoverable petroleum products from the vessel. They estimate that they removed approximately 1,200 gallons of fuel and oils from the vessel. A more precise volume will be determined when the fluids are offloaded in Dutch Harbor. No impacts to wildlife have been reported. No impacts to historic or cultural resources have been identified at this time. Commercial fisheries operating in the area should not be affected and no closures have been initiated.