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St marteen, virgin islands

Monarch of the Seas; St Marteen, Virgin Islands · NOAAORR-7361

issued
1998-12-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-12-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-12-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.017, -63.041
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Monarch of the Seas; St Marteen, Virgin Islands.
St Marteen, Virgin Islands.
1. The 880-foot Royal Caribbean Line cruise ship, Monarch of the Seas grounded on a coral reef off St. Marteen on December 15, 1998. All passengers were evacuated from the vessel. The grounding caused significant damage to the vessel, creating a 40- by 2-m gash along the starboard hull. During the grounding three tanks were breached, two diesel tanks and one overflow tank. The vessel carried 256,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil and a small amount of diesel. Initially, an estimated 100 gallons of diesel leaked from the vessel. USCG district 7. Keyword: potential spill, salvage.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 18.017N 063.041W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7361: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7361

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  1. St marteen, virgin islands this message1998-12-16 → 1998-12-30
  2. He cruise ship, monarch of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise ship vessel hit a reef as it departed sint…1998-12-16 → 1998-12-30

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