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F/V eijyu maru; ngarapalas island, kayangel islands group, republic of palau

NOAAORR-6850

issued
1991-12-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1991-12-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1991-12-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Philippine Sea
position
8.033, 134.700
vessels
F/V EIJYU MARUFISHING VESSEL EIJYU MARU NO 1 RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Eijyu Maru; Ngarapalas Island, Kayangel Islands Group, Republic of Palau.
Ngarapalas Island, Kayangel Islands Group, Republic of Palau.
1. On December 1, 1991, the 65-foot fishing vessel Eijyu Maru No. 1 ran aground on a reef, 100 to 200 yards off Ngarapalas Island, the southeast end of the Kayangel Islands Group in the Republic of Palau. The vessel was carrying 5,000 gallons of diesel, 165 gallons of lubrication oil, and 25 tons of fish. The Eijyu Maru was said to be lying on her port side on the reef with three quarters of her hull submerged and waves breaking over her. A six-foot hole was reported in the engine room hull and diesel sheen was observed in the water around the vessel. On-scene weather was 20-knot winds and six- to eight-foot seas. USCG district 14. Keyword: Centers for Disease Control, endangered species, in-situ burning, salvage.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4500 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 8.033N 134.700E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6850: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6850

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