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Guayanilla harbor, puerto rico

M/t Kapitan Egorov; Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-7306

issued: 1998-06-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1998-07-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1998-07-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 17.962, -66.766
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/T Kapitan Egorov; Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.
Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico.
1. At approximately 6:30 PM on June 21, 1998, the M/T Kapitan Egorov ran hard aground in Puerto Rico at Guayanilla Harbor near Buoy #1. The 206-meter vessel was carrying 298,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil. USCG district 7. Keyword: bioremediation, boom, dispersant, ground-truth, in-situ burning, potential spill, salvage, snare.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL AND IFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 298000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 17.962N 066.766W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7306: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7306

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