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Krause lagoon, christiansted, st croix, usvi

Tug Cape Lookout; Krause Lagoon, Christiansted, St Croix, Usvi · NOAAORR-10203

issued
2020-11-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-12-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-12-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
17.709, -64.774
vessel
TUG CAPE LOOKOUT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Cape Lookout; Krause Lagoon,  Christiansted, St Croix, USVI.
Krause Lagoon,  Christiansted, St Croix, USVI.
1. On November 27, 2020, the NOAA SSC opened a hotline for the abandoned tug Cape Lookout, now partially submerged in Krause Lagoon, St Croix, US Virgin Islands. The tug has a potential fuel capacity of 48,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 2000 gallons of lube oil. As of 25 November responders had recovered 700 gallons of oil from the water and 5500 gallons of oily water from inside the vessel. The SSC has coordinated with other federal resource management agencies and trustees. A resource at risk report for the incident has been requested.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 17.709N 064.774W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10203: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10203

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