Spills
Rota west harbor
M/V Shogun; Rota West Harbor · NOAAORR-7240
- issued
- 1997-11-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-11-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-11-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 14.138, 145.133
- vessel
- M/V SHOGUN · 3 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Shogun; Rota West Harbor. Rota West Harbor. 1. The 190 ft. M/V Shogun is aground 50-100 yards off West Harbor in southwest Rota, a small island 30 miles north of Guam. The coordinates of the vessel are 14 08.3 N and 145 08.0 E. With a flooded engine room, the vessel is down at the stern and aground on a mixed sand and coral bottom. Seas running at 10-12 ft are washing over the stern. The M/V Shogun is carrying 6000 bbls (250,000 gallons) of #2 fuel oil. USCG district 14. 2. COMMODITY: #2 OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 14.138N 145.133E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7240: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7240
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Typhoon bavi; agusan, rota, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-07-05
- Typhoon sinlaku; guam and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-04-23
- Wave height data request for island of rota; commonwealth of the northern marianas islands2025-08-26
- The uscg sector guam command center contacted the ssc for the pacific islands for assistance in determining…2025-05-20
- On 01 october 2024, the uscg notified noaa erd about a US navy msc (military sealift command) tanker that…2024-10-01
- West coast of guam2023-02-01
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Due to tropical storm bavi: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. rota island 14-08.35N 145-08.09EStorms · 2.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0600Z daily 31 aug and 01 sep and 022000Z to 030800Z sep in area bound by…Exercises · 32.3 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 03 sep in areas within: a. three miles of 13-27.00N…Exercises · 37.2 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 43 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E hf NAVTEX and sitor services off airNav aids · 43 nm
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 30 aug thru 03 sep in area bound by 13-45.00N 144-19.59E,…Exercises · 49.7 nm
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