Spills · grounding

Barge hygrade 42; st croix, US virgin islands

NOAAORR-6081

issued: 2006-04-28 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-05-12 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-05-12 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 17.753, -64.706
vessels: TUG GRAPE TREE BAY WENT BARGE HYGRADE 42
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge Hygrade 42; St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
1. Hygrade 42 Barge, St Croix, USVI Friday, April 28 2006 Hovensa Barge Hygrade 42 with tug Grape Tree Bay went aground North of Providence Cay in the WOPA channel. Product Onboard is 15000 Bbls of diesel fuel.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 630000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 17.753N 064.706W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6081: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6081

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