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Tallaboa, puerto rico

T/v Margara; Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-6080

issued: 2006-04-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-05-11 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-05-11 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 17.950, -66.727
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V  Margara; Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
1. Double bottom Tank Vessel Maragara is hard aground outside Guayanilla Port with over 308000 Bbls of #6 fuel oil on board.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 HFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 13000000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 17.950N 066.727W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6080: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6080

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