Spills · oil
On december 5, 2018, the jeanette, a 228' commercial fishing vessel, caught fire in pago pago harbor and was…
F/V Jeanette; American Samoa · American Samoa · NOAAORR-9829
- issued
- 2018-12-06 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-12-20 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-12-20 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -14.566, -170.575
- vessel
- F/V JEANETTE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V JEANETTE; American Samoa. American Samoa. 1. On December 5, 2018, the JEANETTE, a 228' commercial fishing vessel, caught fire in Pago Pago harbor and was towed out of the harbor for safety reasons. On December 6, 2018, the vessel sank at 1139 Hawaii Time approximately 17 NM southeast of Pago Pago, American Samoa. It was reported to be carrying as much as 90,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 300 gallons of gasoline. A trajectory forecast was requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 90000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 14.566S 170.575W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9829: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9829
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