MV Kuroshima


MV Kuroshima was a refrigerated cargo ship that ran aground and wrecked, resulting in an oil spill at Unalaska, Alaska in 1997.
The refrigerated cargo vessel, owned by Kuroshima Shipping, broke away from its anchorage in Summer Bay on Unalaska Island, near Dutch Harbor, Alaska on November 26, 1997. As the ship attempted to move to a safer location, winds in excess of drove it into Second Priest Rock, then aground on the shore of Summer Bay.
Two crewmen were killed and approximately of heavy fuel oil were spilled in the shipwreck. High winds blew oil onto land, including into an archaeological site and into Summer Bay Lake. High winds and heavy seas prevented an air or sea rescue. The 16 survivors were pulled to safety with a line by United States Coast Guard rescuers standing on shore.
After the wreck, cleanup and vessel stabilization were conducted by the United States Coast Guard, the State of Alaska, and Kuroshima Shipping.