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Honolulu harbor, hawaii

T/v Yupex; Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii · NOAAORR-6847

issued
1991-11-20 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-12-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-12-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
21.317, -157.875
vessel
TANKER OWNED · 5 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Yupex; Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii.
Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii.
1. At 0630 on November 20, 1991, the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Honolulu received a report from the USCG Cutter Sassafras of a strong odor of diesel near their berth on Sand Island in Honolulu Harbor. USCG pollution investigators identified the tank vessel Yupex, as the source of the spill. The Yupex is a small Panamanian-flagged tanker owned by a Korean company that provides fuel to fishing fleets. While taking on fuel at the Pacific Resources Incorporated (PRI) terminal at pier 29, a valve was left partially open allowing diesel being loaded into the tanker's #1 ballast tanks to leak out into the harbor. The diesel continued to leak as the vessel transited to pier 35 where it docked to take on more cargo. An independent marine surveyor gauged the tanks on board the Yupex and found 21,500 gallons less than what the vessel reported to have on board when it left [...]
2. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 21.317N 157.875W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6847: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6847

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