Spills · oil
Pipeline spill; guaracara river, pointe-a-pierre, trinidad and tobago
NOAAORR-10342
- issued
- 2021-08-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-08-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-08-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 10.309, -61.464
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Pipeline spill; Guaracara River, Pointe-A-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago. Guaracara River, Pointe-A-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago. 1. On August 10, 2021, ERD was notified by NOAA NESDIS-Satellite Analysis Branch of a crude oil pipeline spill in the Guaracara River, Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad, which was flowing into the Carbbean Sea. An oil spill trajectory was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 10.309N 061.464W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10342: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10342
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Trinidad and tobago2024-02-15
- On 16 oct 2020, noaa was asked by the US national response team to provide trajectory, resources at risk,…2020-10-16
- Trinidad and tobago2017-05-31
- Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice vicinity 10-10.30N 061-51.13W2016-02-12
- On march 6, 1991, the motor barge vesta bella, containing 560,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil, sank about 30…1991-03-06
- Trinimar marine well 327; gulf of paria, venezuela1973-08-08
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