Spills · grounding
The barge hilton is aground and sunk in shallow water near porto castilla, honduras
Barge Hilton; Honduras · Honduras · NOAAORR-6135
- issued
- 2006-10-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-11-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-11-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 15.874, -87.817
- vessels
- BARGE HILTONBARGE ORIGINALLY
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge Hilton; Honduras. Honduras. 1. The barge Hilton is aground and sunk in shallow water near Porto Castilla, Honduras. The abandonment and grounding occurred in November 1990. The barge originally was carrying 7000 BBLS of asphalt. After offloading three tanks and leakage, the remaining volume onboard is unknown. The Honduran government has asked for NOAA's suggestions on cleanup options. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ASPHALT. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 15.874N 087.817W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6135: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6135
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