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San juan harbor, puerto rico
M/V Honduras; San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-6280
- issued
- 1985-04-24 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-05-08 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-05-08 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 18.440, -66.101
- vessels
- TUG BOAT · 12 messagesM/V HONDURAS · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Honduras; San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. 1. WE HAVE HAD A COLLISION IN THE HARBOR INVOLVING A GENERAL CARGO VESSEL AND A TUG BOAT. THE SUBJ VSL IS 145 MTRS IN LENGHT. THE PROBLEM OCCURED AT 0410 LOCAL THIS MORNING. THE TUG WAS PULLED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL WHERE IT SANK. THE SUBJ VSL HAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOW BUT IS IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF SINKING. ALL PEOPLE ARE ACCTD FOR. LOCAL WX IS CLR WITH VERY LIGHT WINDS TEMP 75F. THE VESSEL IS MOORED AT PIER 11. FIRE IS OUT. THE DANGEROUS CARGO O/B IS LISTED AS TETRAMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: TETRAMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE. 3. POSITION 18.440N 066.101W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6280: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6280
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 6R9Q+8XF, mayagüez, 00682, puerto rico2026-07-16
- Barge defiant grounding; el morro national park, san juan, puerto rico2026-02-09
- Calle lindbergh despues blev2025-04-08
- P/v runaway grounded on coral reef; southwest of culebra, puerto rico2025-01-10
- Kitts and nevis2024-12-04
- San juan, puerto rico2024-11-30
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1985-04-24 · closed 1985-05-08
- M/V honduras and t/v andrew mcallister; san juan, puerto rico harbor, puerto rico1985-04-24 → 1985-05-08
- San juan harbor, puerto rico this message1985-04-24 → 1985-05-08
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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