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On 16 oct 2020, noaa was asked by the US national response team to provide trajectory, resources at risk,…

Ts Nabarima-off Venezuela; Venezuela · Venezuela · NOAAORR-10186

issued
2020-10-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-10-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-10-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
10.247, -62.151
vessel
TANKER NABARIMA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

TS Nabarima-Off Venezuela; Venezuela.
Venezuela.
1. On 16 Oct 2020, NOAA was asked by the US National Response Team to provide trajectory, resources at risk, and fate information in the event of a spill from the tanker Nabarima, a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO), moored in the Gulf of Paria between Venezuela and Trinidad. At this point, a release has not occurred (to our knowledge). The vessel has an estimated 1.1 million barrels of light crude oil aboard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE.
3. POSITION 10.247N 062.151W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10186: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10186

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