Spills · collision

42ft

NOAAORR-8825

issued
2014-09-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-10-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-10-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.183, -65.117
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

42ft. Vessel collision/sinking; 9 mi ENE of Vieques, PR.
9 mi ENE of Vieques, PR.
1. On September 21, 2014, a 42' pleasure craft sank 9 miles ENE of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The pleasure craft sank with a maximum capcity of 250 gallons of diesel fuel and 2 gallons of lube oil in approximately 129 ft of water. The USCG Sector San Juan contacted NOAA ERD at 1120ET to request fate and trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 18.183N 065.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8825: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8825

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