Spills · oil
On february 13, 2009, uscg sector puerto rico notified erd that a 600-foot general cargo vessel, the M/V…
M/V Dunlin Arrow; Dominican Republic · Dominican Republic · NOAAORR-7974
- issued
- 2009-02-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-02-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-02-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 20.512, -69.693
- vessel
- M/V DUNLIN ARROW
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V DUNLIN ARROW; Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic. 1. On February 13, 2009, USCG Sector Puerto Rico notified ERD that a 600-foot general cargo vessel, the M/V Dunlin Arrow, was hard aground on a shoal 50 miles off the north shore of the Dominican Republic. The vessel is carrying 264,000 gallons of diesel and the cargo is reported as paper. The USCG initially reported oil in the water and then reported that all tanks were breached. ERD is standing by to provide trajectory and weather support. At this time the vessel is not thought to be a threat to U.S. waters. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 20.512N 069.693W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7974: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7974
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