He cruise ship, monarch of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise ship vessel hit a reef as it departed sint…

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   NOAAORR-73611998-12-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-30 00:00Z
   St marteen, virgin islands

   Monarch of the Seas; St Marteen, Virgin Islands.
   St Marteen, Virgin Islands.
   1. The 880-foot Royal Caribbean Line cruise ship, Monarch of the Seas grounded on a coral reef off St. Marteen on December 15, 1998. All passengers were evacuated from the vessel. The grounding caused significant damage to the vessel, creating a 40- by 2-m gash along the starboard hull. During the grounding three tanks were breached, two diesel tanks and one overflow tank. The vessel carried 256,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil and a small amount of diesel. Initially, an estimated 100 gallons of diesel leaked from the vessel. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill, salvage.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 18.017N 063.041W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7361: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7361

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   NOAAORR-73621998-12-16 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-12-30 00:00Z
   He cruise ship, monarch of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise ship vessel hit a reef as it departed sint…

   Monarch Seas RCL; St. Martin Island.
   St. Martin Island.
   1. he Cruise Ship, Monarch of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship vessel hit a reef as it departed Sint Maarten, NA at 0130 local time on 15 December. The ship turned around and proceded back to the harbor, but was taking on water and was intentionally grounded on reportedly sand bottom. The vessel position is 18-01 N and 63-03 W in Great Bay just off Phillipsburg. All passangers were evacuated from the ship. USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 18.017N 063.050W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7362: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7362