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F/V jin shiang fa; rose island, 150 miles east of america samoa

NOAAORR-6966

issued
1993-10-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1993-10-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
1993-10-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-14.540, -168.167
vessels
F/V JIN SHIANG FAFISHING VESSEL JIN SHIANG FA RAN
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Jin Shiang Fa; Rose Island, 150 miles east of America Samoa.
Rose Island, 150 miles east of America Samoa.
1. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Honolulu was notified by the MSD office in America Samoa that the fishing vessel Jin Shiang Fa ran aground on Rose Island, approximately 150 miles east of America Samoa sometime after midnight on October 14. The crew abandoned ship and were rescued by another fishing vessel in the area. The Jin Shiang Fa , a 137-foot, Taiwanese flagged fishing vessel, was carrying 10,000 gallons of diesel in its internal fuel tanks, as well as an additional 100,000 gallons (2,390 barrels) of diesel in its forward cargo holds when it went aground. A Coast Guard overflight reported the vessel hard aground on the west side of Rose Island, south of the narrow opening into the inner lagoon. A sheen, two miles long by 200 yards wide, trailed from the vessel in a northwesterly direction away from the island. An overflight the following day [...]
2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 110000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 14.540S 168.167W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6966: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6966

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