FV Alaganik Sinking; Whittier, AK
Whittier, AK | 2019-Jul-08
Initial Notification: In the early morning hours of 08-Jul-2019, a fish tender/barge burned and sank at the dock in Whittier, AK. The tender/barge sank in 80 feet of water with potentially 5,500 gallons of diesel on board. There is light sheening on the water. The USCG is requesting a fates analysis and trajectory for the diesel and potential resources at risk report.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5500 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 60° 46.70′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 148° 40.03′ West |