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Dominican republic and puerto rico

Mona Passage Mystery Spill; Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-6155

issued
2007-01-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-02-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-02-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.383, -67.700
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mona Passage Mystery Spill; Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
1. On January 31, 2007, 1330 PST, NOAA ERD was notified of an apparent mystery spill in Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The USCG has received reports of a 52 mile long slick (width unknown) extending from approximately 6 miles south of Isla Selona on the SE corner of the Dominican Republic to 12 miles north of Mona Island in the middle of Mona Passage. The substance was described as a heavy black oil with a fringing sheen. USCG is sending an aircraft and vessel to the site to investigate and collect samples. USCG requested weather, an initial trajectory, and potential for landfall in US.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 18.383N 067.700W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6155: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6155

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