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Wreck of the AOYAGI MARU at Lost Harbor Akun Island Alaska . . . ship ran aground December 10, 1988 . . . As a counter pollution measure the U. S. Coast Guard hired a contractor to plant explosives onboard to burn the fuel in place . . . photo by Captain Ed Page Marine Exchange of Alaska July 2001
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She was built on June 19, 1983 by Uchida Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Yokohama, Japan.
It was a fish refrigeration ship and served for 5 years for a Japanese company.
On 10 December 1988, Aoyagi Maru was wrecked in Lost Harbor on Akun Island, about 44 miles (71 km) northeast of Dutch Harbor and 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast. From Akutan, Alaska.
The Aoyagi Maru was moored alongside the anchored Bering Trader transferring fish.
A winter storm was blowing, causing the Bering Trader's anchor to drag.
The ships were forced to separate, but the mooring lines crossed and she was entangled by Aoyagi Maru's propeller and sheared off, leaving the ship helpless and adrift.
She eventually landed on a rocky beach and the hull broke apart with holes in the engine room and two of her three cargo holds.
Despite extremely inclement weather, the US Coast Guard Cutter Rush arrived on scene on December 11 to rescue the crew of 19 sailors, all safe and sound.
On March 19, 1989, the United States Coast Guard ignited explosives to burn the 100,000 gallons of fuel oil remaining on board and the 74,000-pound (33,565 kg) cargo of rotting cod.
Today the ship is still abandoned and many who do not know its history TELL IT THE GHOST SHIP!!!
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https://www.google-earth.es/foros/General-Google/p78911-Barcos-Hundidos-Naufragios.html
LOCATION: 54°12'31.4"N 165°37'03.2"W
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