Spills · coral
Gallows bay st croix usvi
M/V Commander; Gallows Bay St Croix Usvi · NOAAORR-8718
- issued
- 2014-02-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-02-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-02-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.767, -64.697
- vessel
- M/V COMMANDER · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V Commander; Gallows Bay St Croix USVI. Gallows Bay St Croix USVI. 1. About midnight on January 31, 2014, the M/V Commander, a 221 foot RO/RO (roll-on, roll-off) vessel ran aground on a reef outside the channel in Gallows Bay near Christiansted, St Croix, USVI. The vessel has 5000 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. No spill has been reported. USCG is working with salvers on a plan to refloat the vessel. NOAA SSC is helping to coordinate consultation issues with DOI, USFWS, SHPO, and NMFS. NOAA is also providing initial trajectory, oil fate, and weather information. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS. TAGS: CORAL, GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 17.767N 064.697W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8718: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8718
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