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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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