M/V Devon Grounding
- Location
- Approximately 10 Miles East of Dillingham on the Nushagak River, AK (approximate Lat/Long: 59°01.84N, 158 11.67W)
- Time/Date
- The tug vessel Devon, used for barging, encountered a submerged object in the Nushagak River at approximately 12:33 a.m. on May 14, 2014. The U.S. Coast Guard reported the incident to ADEC at 4:18 a.m.
- Spill Id
- 14269913401
- Product/ Quantity
- Sam Barging estimated that approximately 5,000 to 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel were discharged from the vessel after the grounding.
- Cause
- The 7,400-gallon capacity fuel tank was breached when the vessel encountered an unknown submerged object in the river.
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