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Coast guard (uscg) sector honolulu notified the scientific support coordinator (ssc) that a grotto tour boat…

Sunken Tour Boat, Wailua River Pier; Kauai; Hawaii · Hawaii · U.S · NOAAORR-11059

issued
2025-08-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-09-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-09-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
22.045, -159.343
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Tour Boat, Wailua River Pier; Kauai; Hawaii.
Hawaii.
1. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Honolulu notified the Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) that a Grotto Tour boat sank at the pier in the Wailua River in Kauai. An estimated 10 gallons of diesel were on board and a sheen was observed in the small harbor. The boat owner, with assistance from a team from the USCG small boat station and Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, responded with sorbents and containment boom to prevent the release from moving out into the river. USCG requested the SSC assist with trustee notifications.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10 GALLONS. TAGS: DERELICT.
3. POSITION 22.045N 159.343W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11059: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11059

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