Vessel Grounding, Ocracoke, NC
Ocracoke, NC | 2022-Jan-28
Initial Notification: On January 28, 2020, the USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that the "VIVENS AQUA, a 55 ft yacht grounded on the south point of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. The vessel contains over 700 gallons of diesel fuel onboard. No pollution reported at this time. CG requested a trajectory model and informal ESA coordination.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 35° 4.00′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 76° 0.07′ West |