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BARGE Vesta Bella

1 message · 1991-03-06

status
no warning in force
first mention
1991-03-06 00:00Z
latest mention
1991-03-06 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
last position
10.327, -60.924

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6794. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-67941991-03-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-03-20 00:00Z
    On march 6, 1991, the motor barge vesta bella, containing 560,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil, sank about 30…
    M/b Vesta Bella; Barbuda, Trinidad · Barbuda, Trinidad · North Atlantic Ocean
    M/B VESTA BELLA; Barbuda, Trinidad.
Barbuda, Trinidad.
1. On March 6, 1991, the motor barge VESTA BELLA, containing 560,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil, sank about 30 miles southeast of Barbuda, Trinidad. Oil was seen bubbling up from the sunken barge; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) overflight observers reported a slick containing patches of sheen with some brown areas extending 15 by 5 nautical miles. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 560000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 10.327N 060.924W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6794: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6794

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