Spills · coral
Tanapag harbor, saipan
M/V Paul Russ; Tanapag Harbor, Saipan · NOAAORR-8811
- issued
- 2014-09-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-09-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2014-09-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 15.227, 145.707
- vessel
- M/V PAUL RUSS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V PAUL RUSS; Tanapag Harbor, Saipan. Tanapag Harbor, Saipan. 1. On September 8, 2014, the USCG Sector Guam notified the NOAA SSC for Oceania that a 500 foot container ship, the M/V Paul Russ, ran aground in Tanapag Harbor in Saipan. The vessel has approximately 320,000 gallons of IFO 380 on board but there has been no release at this time. The vessel is reported to be hard aground but stable. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 320000 GALLONS. TAGS: CORAL, GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 15.227N 145.707E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8811: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8811
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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