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F/V Alaskan Pride Fire and Sinking

Location
Square Cove in Chatham Strait, Alaska
Time/Date
10:40 PM on October 13, 2009; reported to ADEC at 10:11 AM on October 14, 2009 by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
Spill Id
09119928601
Product/ Quantity
The F/V Alaskan Pride was reported to have approximately 400 gallons of diesel fuel and an unknown volume of lube and engine oil when a fire started in the engine space. A silver sheen was reported when the vessel sank; it is unknown what amount of fuel burned before the vessel sank.
Cause
The F/V Alaskan Pride caught fire and subsequently sank.

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