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Salinas bay, puerto rico

Pleasure Craft Marimar; Salinas Bay, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-8842

issued
2014-10-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-11-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-11-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
17.959, -66.295
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pleasure Craft Marimar; Salinas Bay, Puerto Rico.
Salinas Bay, Puerto Rico.
1. On October 22, 2014, the USCG Sector San Juan Incident Management Division received a report of a sunken 33.8' pleasure craft "MARIMAR II" at the Marina De Salinas, in Salinas Bay, Puerto Rico. The vessel is submerged and aground on its starboard side. The USCG opened a Federal Project to hire a certified BOA contractor (Clean Harbors Environmental Services) to deploy 100' of hard boom and 120' sorbents around vessel, containing any possible potential discharge.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 17.959N 066.295W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8842: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8842

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