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Navy Carrier Coral Sea and T/v; Cuba · Cuba · NOAAORR-9036

issued
1985-04-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-05-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-05-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
19.183, -74.700
vessel
TANKER WENT · 9 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Navy carrier Coral Sea and T/V; Cuba.
Cuba.
1. The Navy carrier Coral Sea and a tanker collided S. of Cuba @ 1900 on 4/11. An estimated 7600 bbls of #6 crude was lost. The tanker went into Guantanamo Bay the whereabouts of the carrier is unknown. CG had oil sightings on 4/17 and 4/18.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 19.183N 074.700W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9036: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9036

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