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On march 6, 1991, the motor barge vesta bella, containing 560,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil, sank about 30…

M/b Vesta Bella; Barbuda, Trinidad · Barbuda, Trinidad · NOAAORR-6794

issued
1991-03-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-03-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-03-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
10.327, -60.924
vessel
BARGE VESTA BELLA
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/B VESTA BELLA; Barbuda, Trinidad.
Barbuda, Trinidad.
1. On March 6, 1991, the motor barge VESTA BELLA, containing 560,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil, sank about 30 miles southeast of Barbuda, Trinidad. Oil was seen bubbling up from the sunken barge; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) overflight observers reported a slick containing patches of sheen with some brown areas extending 15 by 5 nautical miles. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 560000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 10.327N 060.924W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6794: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6794

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