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Guayanilla harbor, puerto rico

Mt Kapitan Egora; Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-7307

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

MT Kapitan Egora; Guayanilla harbor, Puerto Rico.
Guayanilla harbor, Puerto Rico.
1. At apprxomiately 6:30 PM Eastern Time today the M/T Kapitan Egora ran aground in Puerto Rico at Guayanilla Harbor near Bouy #1 at the location of 17 deg. 57.7 min. N and 066 deg. 45.96 W. The vessel is 206 meters long and is carrying 298,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil. There is no reported spillage at this point; only that the vessel is hard aground. US Coast Guard personnel are en route. NOAA Hazmat is providing trajectory and resources at risk information at this time. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 298000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 17.962N 066.766W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7307: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7307

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Timeline · 3 messages since 1998-05-29 · closed 1998-07-05

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