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Alaska Adventurer Grounding

Location
Near Point Coke in Holkham Bay approximately 38 nautical miles southeast of Juneau, AK.
Time/Date
4:30 p.m. on January 22, 2010. The grounding was reported to ADEC at 7:54 a.m. on January 23, 2010.
Spill Id
10119902201
Product/ Quantity
The Alaska Adventurer, a 55-foot passenger vessel, is reported to have contained approximately 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel and an unknown volume of lube and hydraulic oil when it grounded. Light rainbow sheen was reported around the vessel on January 23, 2010.
Cause
The Alaska Adventurer grounded while preparing to anchor for the night.

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