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The freighter golden ventra ran aground off rockaway, ny at approximately 0200 on 6/6/93
Golden Ventra; Rockaway, Ny · Rockaway, Ny · NOAAORR-6947
- issued
- 1993-06-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1993-06-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1993-06-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.560, -73.885
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Golden Ventra; Rockaway, NY. Rockaway, NY. 1. The freighter Golden Ventra ran aground off Rockaway, NY at approximately 0200 on 6/6/93. The fuel on board consisted of 500 tons (150,000 gallons) of number 2 oil. Approximately 200 illegal aliens were on board the vessel when she grounded. The Coast Guard's initial response was rescuing these individuals from the water, as they all jumped overboard after the grounding (might say we had a alien spill). . CG contacted NOAA SSC for possible trajectory for potential spill of #2 and also resources at risk. . The location of the grounding is: 40 degrees 33.6 N 73 degrees 53.1 W . USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.560N 073.885W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6947: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6947
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- Bronx, new york1993-05-25 → 1993-06-08
- The freighter golden ventra ran aground off rockaway, ny at approximately 0200 on 6/6/93 this message1993-06-06 → 1993-06-20
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