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He cruise ship, monarch of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise ship vessel hit a reef as it departed sint…
Monarch Seas Rcl; St · Martin Island · St · Martin Island · NOAAORR-7362
- 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, -63.050
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Monarch Seas RCL; St. Martin Island. St. Martin Island. 1. he Cruise Ship, Monarch of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship vessel hit a reef as it departed Sint Maarten, NA at 0130 local time on 15 December. The ship turned around and proceded back to the harbor, but was taking on water and was intentionally grounded on reportedly sand bottom. The vessel position is 18-01 N and 63-03 W in Great Bay just off Phillipsburg. All passangers were evacuated from the ship. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 18.017N 063.050W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7362: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7362
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1998-12-16 · closed 1998-12-30
- St marteen, virgin islands1998-12-16 → 1998-12-30
- He cruise ship, monarch of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise ship vessel hit a reef as it departed sint… this message1998-12-16 → 1998-12-30
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