Spills · grounding
Nw hawaiian islands, hi
The Casitas; Nw Hawaiian Islands, Hi · NOAAORR-1291
- issued
- 2005-07-02 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-07-16 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-07-16 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 27.962, -175.771
- vessel
- M/V CASITAS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
The Casitas; NW Hawaiian Islands, HI. NW Hawaiian Islands, HI. 1. The night of July 2, 2005 a 145 foot NOAA chartered vessel, the M/V Casitas, ran aground in the Northwest Hawaiian islands. The Casitas is hard aground on the northeast side of Pearl and Hermes Atoll at coordinates 2757.694 N and 17546.282 W. Sea conditions are 4-6 foot south swell with 15-20 knot winds. The vessel is carrying 16 marine debris divers plus crew for a Marine Debris recovery mission. All passengers and crew are reported safe with no injuries. The vessel contains approximately 30,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 3000 gallons of gasoline, and 200 gallons of lube oil aboard. A morning overflight by the USCG C-130 Hercules observed rainbow sheen from the aft portion of the vessel moving southwest, approximately a half nautical mile long by 200 feet wide. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE, DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 33200 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 27.962N 175.771W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1291: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1291
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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