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At approximately 0800 hawaii standard time on 16 oct 98, the 89 foot fishing vessel paradise queen II went…

Paradise Queen Ii; Kure Atoll · Kure Atoll · NOAAORR-7344

issued: 1998-10-16 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1998-10-30 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1998-10-30 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 28.413, -178.285
vessel: FISHING VESSEL PARADISE QUEEN II WENT
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

PARADISE QUEEN II; Kure Atoll.
Kure Atoll.
1. At approximately 0800 Hawaii Standard Time on 16 OCT 98, the 89 foot fishing vessel PARADISE QUEEN II went aground off of Kure Atoll at position 28 degrees 24.8 minutes N, 178 degrees 17.1 minutes W. This position is approximately 50nm northwest of Midway Island. There is reportedly no product in the water, but there are 10,000 gallons of diesel onboard the vessel. USCG district 14.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.413N 178.285W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7344: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7344

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