Cabo rojo, puerto rico

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Zoe Colocotronis; Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
1. At 0255 on March 18, 1973, the Zoe Colocotronis en route to Guayarilla, Puerto Rico ran aground on a reef 3.5 miles off the La Parguera tourist area on the SW coast of Puerto Rico. The master ordered water and cargo from the forward tank jettisoned to help get the vessel off the reef, so 37,579 barrels of crude oil were intentionally released. The master later stated that the gyro compass, radar and depth sounder were not working properly. No distress or notification calls were made, and the master initially insisted that no oil had been released. Winds were 18-19 knots, and seas were 1-1.5 feet. Oil started coming ashore on the beaches of Cabo Rojo, on the Bahia Sucia side, by the evening of the grounding. Efforts to minimize beach impacts began on March 19. These efforts involved booming, digging sumps, and pumping the collected oil into tank trucks. On March 21, a substantial number [...]
2. COMMODITY: VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1580000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 18.000N 067.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6218: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6218