Ouzinkie Narrows

The Ouzinkie Narrows is a roughly 2 km long strait between Kodiak Island and Spruce Island (Alaska). The strait separates the two islands.[1] It is located in Kodiak City Borough.[2] In the middle of the Narrows lies Prokoda Island.

History

On 27 February 1979, the USCGC Citrus (WLB-300) struck a submerged object here, although there were no casualties, the ship sustained significant damage.[3]

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References
  1. "Ouzinkie, Alaska". ouzinkie.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. "Ouzinkie Narrows (in Kodiak Island Borough, AK)". alaska.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  3. "USCGC Citrus (WLB-300)", Wikipedia, 2019-06-20, retrieved 2019-09-03


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