Diesel Spill Near Kodiak-Area Hatchery Disrupts Well-Known Salmon Fishery
State officials say a grounded fishing vessel leaking diesel from a beach near Kodiak has prompted a commercial fishing closure as well as precautions at a salmon hatchery.
The Sea Ern ran hard aground in Izhut Bay off Afognak Island with a 12-foot gash in its bow, damaging two fuel tanks, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. A good Samaritan assisted the vessel and grounded it on a sandy beach to prevent the vessel from sinking, the report said...
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