MV Author; Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1998-Sep-08

Initial Notification: The NOAA SSC was contacted at 0940 Central time this morning and was notified that the container ship M/V Author was hard aground on the south coast of Puerto Rico near Ponce. Position is 17 degrees 56.3 minutes North, 066 degrees 37.6 minutes West. It was reported that 414 metric tonnes of diesel and 1979 metric tonnes of heavy fuel oil are on-board. No product is reported to be in the water. The vessel is approximately 1.5 miles off shore. Winds are east at 10 kts, seas 2-3 feet. The MSO has requested resources-at-risk and trajectory information. It is expected that a SSC will be going on-scene. USCG district 7.