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Ponce, puerto rico

MV Author; Ponce, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-7332

issued
1998-09-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-09-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-09-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
17.938, -66.627
vessel
MV AUTHOR · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MV Author; Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Ponce, Puerto Rico.
1. The NOAA SSC was contacted at 0940 Central time this morning and was notified that the container ship M/V Author was hard aground on the south coast of Puerto Rico near Ponce. Position is 17 degrees 56.3 minutes North, 066 degrees 37.6 minutes West. It was reported that 414 metric tonnes of diesel and 1979 metric tonnes of heavy fuel oil are on-board. No product is reported to be in the water. The vessel is approximately 1.5 miles off shore. Winds are east at 10 kts, seas 2-3 feet. The MSO has requested resources-at-risk and trajectory information. It is expected that a SSC will be going on-scene. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL AND HEAVY FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4790000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 17.938N 066.627W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7332: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7332

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  1. Ponce, puerto rico1998-09-08 → 1998-09-22
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