Spills · oil
1, american samoa; american samoa
Grounded Vessel, Chui Zai Fa No · NOAAORR-9666
- issued
- 2018-02-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-02-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-02-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -14.339, -170.790
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Grounded Vessel, Chui Zai Fa No. 1, American Samoa; American Samoa. American Samoa. 1. On February 7, 2018, ghd USCG Sector Honolulu has notified the NOAA SSC that the Longliner Chu Zai Fa has grounded on coral reef approximately 200 yards off Leone Bay in American Samoa. The vessel reportedly has 14,000 gallons of diesel onboard. Diesel fumes were detected at about midnight last night, but no oil was observed on the shoreline. A trajectory forecast was requested in the event of a release. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 14.339S 170.790W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9666: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9666
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Rose atoll, american samoa2009-06-16
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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