M/V Honduras; San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico | 1985-Apr-24

Initial Notification: WE HAVE HAD A COLLISION IN THE HARBOR INVOLVING A GENERAL CARGO VESSEL AND A TUG BOAT. THE SUBJ VSL IS 145 MTRS IN LENGHT. THE PROBLEM OCCURED AT 0410 LOCAL THIS MORNING. THE TUG WAS PULLED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO CHANNEL WHERE IT SANK. THE SUBJ VSL HAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOW BUT IS IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF SINKING. ALL PEOPLE ARE ACCTD FOR. LOCAL WX IS CLR WITH VERY LIGHT WINDS TEMP 75F. THE VESSEL IS MOORED AT PIER 11. FIRE IS OUT. THE DANGEROUS CARGO O/B IS LISTED AS TETRAMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE. USCG district 7.