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Canada, southeast of cape race, newfoundland

Athenian Venture; Canada, Southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland · NOAAORR-6568

issued
1988-04-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-05-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-05-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.633, -51.150
vessels
TANKER ATHENIAN VENTURERESEARCH VESSEL HUDSON 400
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Athenian Venture; Canada, southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
Canada, southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
1. Early on April 22, 1988, the tanker Athenian Venture was found by the Canadian research vessel Hudson 400 miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The Athenian Venture had apparently experienced a violent explosion as it was broken in two and on fire. The Athenian Venture had been en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to New York, New York, with a cargo of approximately 250,000 barrels of unleaded gasoline on board. The vessel was drifting at 40 38 N, 051 09 W, and the bow and aft sections were approximately two miles apart when found. The bow section sank at 1400 on April 22. The aft section continued to drift on fire for the next 7 weeks, finally sinking on June 17 about 200 miles from the Azores. Keyword: Explosion, fire, sinking, evaporation..
2. COMMODITY: UNLEADED GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10500000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 42.633N 051.150W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6568: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6568

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