ANCHORAGE (AP) - Bad weather in the Aleutians is delaying plans to off-load oil from the freighter Selendang Ayu.
A salvage team yesterday (Wednesday) was prevented from getting on board the wreck because of strong winds.A weather front was expected to move into the area today (Thursday) with the next break in the weather perhaps Friday.
The 738-foot freighter had an estimated 424-thousand gallons of intermediate fuel oil and 18-thousand gallons of diesel on board when it grounded December 8th off Unalaska Island.The Coast Guard says more than three-quarters of the fuel may already be lost.
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