Spills · oil
Off zorritos, peru
M/V Supe; Off Zorritos, Peru · NOAAORR-7763
- issued
- 2008-02-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-02-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-02-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -3.633, -80.767
- vessel
- M/V SUPE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Supe; off Zorritos, Peru. off Zorritos, Peru. 1. At 0900hrs on 31JAN2008, the vessel Supe was involved in a fire and explosion and reportedly sank off the Peruvian coast with approximately 11,000 gallons of crude oil on board. The USCG District-11 Command Center reported that the slick was observed approximately 7nm NW of Zorritos, Peru (03° 38'S 080° 46'W) shortly before 0800hrs 1FEB2008. NOAA trajectory support was requested on behalf of the Ecuadorian Navy to determine whether the spill might threaten territorial waters 30+nm away. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 3.633S 080.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7763: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7763
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