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A crane barge owned by samsung collided with the M/V hebei spirit on december 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off…

Mt Hebei Spirit; Korea · Korea · NOAAORR-7733

issued
2007-12-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-12-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-12-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Yellow Sea
position
36.832, 126.041
vessels
M/V HEBEI SPIRITM/V HEBEI SPIRIT SUSTAINED 3 LARGEBARGE OWNED · 5 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MT Hebei Spirit; Korea.
Korea.
1. A crane barge owned by Samsung collided with the M/V HEBEI SPIRIT on December 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off the coast of South Korea, west of Taean county. The M/V HEBEI SPIRIT sustained 3 large punctures and subsequently released an estimated 2.8 million gallons of crude oil. The vessel is currently anchored and has temporary patches on all of the punctures. Over 160 km (100 miles) of coastline have been impacted, with the heaviest concentrations of oil being Teaen county and points 30 miles to the north. Reports from the joint USCG/NOAA team assisting the Korean Coast Guard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3200000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 36.832N 126.041E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7733: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7733

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  1. A crane barge owned by samsung collided with the M/V hebei spirit on december 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off… this message2007-12-07 → 2007-12-21
  2. Oil spill from oil tanker collision vicinity 36-52-07.5N 126-03-12.2E2007-12-07 → 2007-12-15

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