M/V Seafari Grounding

Location: Gastineau Channel, up against the Egan Expressway in the vicinity of Norway Point, Juneau.
Time/Date: Potential spill only. Vessel grounded at about 03:00 A.M. this morning, March 28, 2005. ADEC was notified of the grounding by the USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) Juneau at 08:40 this morning.
Spill Id: 05119908701
Product/ Quantity: Potential spill only. The vessel had approximately 600 gallons of mixed diesel and water aboard which has been pumped off.
Cause: Potential spill only. The vessel broke free from its moorings for an as-yet undetermined cause, drifted up the Gastineau Channel and into the road embankment where the falling tide left it high and dry, resting firmly on its keel.