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M/V Wellborn

1 message · 1994-11-15

status
no warning in force
first mention
1994-11-15 00:00Z
latest mention
1994-11-15 00:00Z
reported as
Spills1
sea
Indian Ocean
last position
-25.021, 47.000

Messages · 1, oldest first

One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-9967. This page grows when the name is issued again.

  1. 1
    Spills·NOAAORR-99671994-11-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-11-29 00:00Z
    Georges clemenceau, taolagnaro, madagascar
    M/V Wellborn; Georges Clemenceau, Taolagnaro, Madagascar · Indian Ocean
    M/V Wellborn; Georges Clemenceau, Taolagnaro, Madagascar.
Georges Clemenceau, Taolagnaro, Madagascar.
1. In November of 1994, the M/V Wellborn grounded in southern Madagascar off the town of Ft. Dauphin with storm damage to the hull. During a subsequent storm, the ship broke in two, spilling an undetermined amount of heavy (and other) oils. The primary cargo was manganese. NOAA's participation was requested via both IMO and the World Wildlife Fund.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 25.021S 047.000E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9967: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9967

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