Spills

M/V shamwari; 25 miles north of havana, cuba

NOAAORR-7103

issued
1995-07-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1995-07-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
1995-07-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
23.417, -82.967
vessel
M/V SHAMWARI
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Shamwari; 25 miles north of Havana, Cuba.
25 miles north of Havana, Cuba.
1. At approximately 1400 on July 15, 1995, the USCG received a report of a capsized and was sinking 112-foot motor vessel located 25 miles north of Havana, Cuba. The vessel had 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill, salvage.
2. COMMODITY: #2 MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 23.417N 082.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7103: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7103

This area · spills & pollution incidents

58 within 180 nm since 1985 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Worldwide now

7 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.