F/V Northern Pride; Swikshak Bay, Alaska

Swikshak Bay, Alaska | 2015-Apr-21

Initial Notification: On April 21, 2015, the 82-foot F/V Northern pride caught fire 6nm off Marmot Island, near Kodiak, Alaska. USCG helo rescued 3 personnel from a life raft near the vessel. USCG reports 4200 gallons diesel and several hundred gallons of lube and hydraulic fluid onboard. USCG requested spill trajectory and fate analysis. On April 23, the vessel could not be located and was thought to be lost and sunk. On April 28, the vessel was found upside-down and aground in Swikshak Bay. USCG again requested trajectory information and Resources at Risk. On May 7, the vessel hull broke free of the super-structure and floated 5 miles to the southwest and grounded on Kaguyak beach north of Chiniak Lagoon.