Spills
Yabacoa, puerto rico
Port Stewart; Yabacoa, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-8134
- issued
- 2009-10-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-11-10 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-11-10 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 18.045, -65.805
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Port Stewart; Yabacoa, Puerto Rico. Yabacoa, Puerto Rico. 1. On October 27, 2009 an oil tank ship went aground near buoy number two inbound to the Shell facility in Port Stewart, Puerto Rico. The vessel only remained aground for an hour or less. Fuel was transferred and vessel refloated and continued inbound to the pier. 2. COMMODITY: HFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 18.045N 065.805W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8134: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8134
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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