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Maug islands, cnmi

Noaa Ship Hi'ialakai; Maug Islands, Cnmi · NOAAORR-8756

issued: 2014-05-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-05-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-05-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Philippine Sea
position: 20.021, 145.221
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

NOAA SHIP HI'IALAKAI; Maug Islands, CNMI.
Maug Islands, CNMI.
1. On May 2, 2014, the USCG Sector Guam notified the NOAA SSC for Oceania that the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai had a small gasoline release in the Maug Islands at 0754 local time. The release was reported to be from a storage tank on board the vessel. No sheen was observed. This was a notification and no NOAA ERD science support was requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: GASOLINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 20.021N 145.221E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8756: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8756

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