Spills · coral
Mona island, pr
MV Jireh; Mona Island, Pr · NOAAORR-8465
- issued
- 2012-06-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-07-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2012-07-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 18.068, -67.925
- vessel
- MV JIREH
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MV Jireh; Mona Island, PR. Mona Island, PR. 1. On June 21, 2012, NOAA was notified of the grounding of the M/V Jireh on the west shore of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The 200-foot vessel was reported aground this morning at 0700 local time. The vessel is hard aground on coral, rock and sand bottom. Position is reported as Lat/Lon: 18 04.07N, 067 55.5W. The USCG has requested SSC support in the response/salvage/removal effort and NRDA teams are preparing to address coral injury. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. TAGS: CORAL, GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 18.068N 067.925W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8465: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8465
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Cabo engano lighthouse 18-36.80N 068-19.50W unlitNav aids · 39.9 nm
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