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At about 2000 on march 2, 1989, the tanker exxon houston, with 90,000 barrels of prudhoe bay crude oil…
Exxon Houston; Honolulu, Hawaii · Honolulu, Hawaii · NOAAORR-6674
- issued
- 1989-03-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-03-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-03-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 21.294, -158.125
- vessel
- TANKER EXXON HOUSTON
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
EXXON HOUSTON; Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii. 1. At about 2000 on March 2, 1989, the tanker EXXON HOUSTON, with 90,000 barrels of Prudhoe Bay crude oil aboard, broke loose from her moorings at an offshore terminal off Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii, during offloading operations. The vessel subsequently grounded 0.7 miles off Barbers Point. A wing tank containing Bunker C fuel oil was damaged when the EXXON HOUSTON ran aground, spilling approximately 2,200 barrels of oil. USCG district 14. 2. COMMODITY: PRUDHOE BAY CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 92400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 21.294N 158.125W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6674: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6674
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