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This morning at 0605 est darrp was notified by uscg sector san juan that the 920' lng carrier matthew…

Lng Carrier Matthew - Coral Grounding; Guayanilla, Pr · Guayanilla, Pr · NOAAORR-8164

issued
2009-12-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-12-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-12-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
17.961, -66.758
vessel
LNG CARRIER MATTHEW · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

LNG Carrier Matthew - Coral Grounding; Guayanilla, PR.
Guayanilla, PR.
1. This morning at 0605 EST DARRP was notified by USCG Sector San Juan that the 920' LNG Carrier Matthew grounded on a reef while in bound to Guayanilla, PR at approximately 0500EST. The vessel's starboard bow was reported as aground. While CG was establishing an IC and activated salvage teams the the vessel was able to free herself by transferring ballast and bunker fuel aft. Three tugs were also on hand to assist. CG reported the vessel was free 0812EST. We have a NOAA contractor enroute to catch up with the CG investigators as well as to do an initial reef survey.
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: CORAL, GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 17.961N 066.758W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8164: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8164

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