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San juan, puerto rico

C/s Discovery; San Juan, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-6593

issued
1988-07-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-08-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-08-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
18.459, -66.070
vessels
C/S DISCOVERY · 52 messagesCONTAINER SHIP DISCOVERY RAN HARD
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

C/S DISCOVERY; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1. On July 28, 1988, the Sea Land container ship DISCOVERY ran hard aground in San Juan Harbor between buoys 6 and 8. On board the cargo included containers of hazardous materials such as poisons, flammable liquids and corrosives among others as well as over 18,200 barrels of marine diesel. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, CORROSIVES, MARINE DIESEL.
3. POSITION 18.459N 066.070W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6593: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6593

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1988-07-28 · closed 1988-10-17

  1. San juan, puerto rico this message1988-07-28 → 1988-08-11
  2. Pier 11; san juan, puerto rico1988-08-28 → 1988-09-11
  3. San juan, puerto rico1988-10-03 → 1988-10-17

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