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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- P/v runaway grounded on coral reef; southwest of culebra, puerto rico2025-01-10
- Kitts and nevis2024-12-04
- San juan, puerto rico2024-11-30
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1986-02-06 · closed 1986-02-20
- Thomas, US virgin islands1986-02-06 → 1986-02-20
- Thomas barge grounding; st this message1986-02-06 → 1986-02-20
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Kitts and nevisSpills · 98.4 nm
- Anchoring prohibited until further notice in area bound by 18-13.60N 063-04.15W, 18-13.60N 063-04.70W,…Other · 106.2 nm
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