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Sacraficio II; Mona Island, Puerto Rico

Mona Island, Puerto Rico | 2015-Jul-06

Initial Notification: On July 6, 2015, the USCG Sector San Juan notified the SSC that the 50 foot passenger vessel, Sacraficio II had grounded on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The grounding occurred on July 5. The vessel has 320 gallons of diesel onboard. The vessel appears to be grounded on sand only on or near the shoreline which is Hawksbill seaturtle critical habitat. No indications of coral impacts have been reported.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Tags:Grounding
Products of concern:diesel
Total amount at risk of spill: 320 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 18° 3.60′ North
Longitude (approximate): 67° 51.80′ West