Spills · oil

Thomas barge grounding; st

St · NOAAORR-9110

issued
1986-02-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-02-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-02-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.335, -64.935
vessels
BARGE GROUNDING · 19 messagesBARGE ST THOMAS · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

St. Thomas Barge Grounding; St. Thomas, BVI.
St. Thomas, BVI.
1. Grounding of the barge St. Thomas in Crown Bay, St Thomas (~ 18 20. 1 N 64 56. 5 W) ~ struck a submerge car and punctured its bottom. Carrying approx. 100,000 gallons of #6, intial estimate is that approx 20,000 gallons are in the water.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 18.335N 064.935W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9110: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9110

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  1. Thomas, US virgin islands1986-02-06 → 1986-02-20
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