T/V APNOIA; Jay Bird Shoals, Wilmington, NC

Jay Bird Shoals, Wilmington, NC | 1999-Dec-20

Initial Notification: Early in the morning of 20 December 1999 the T/V APNOIA was outbound from the Port of Wilmington when the vessel lost power and propulsion and ran aground on sandy bottom west of Buoy #7 at Jay Bird Shoal. The vessel had discharged its cargo of #6 fuel oil in Wilmington and was transiting in ballast. The vessel had 368,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. The T/V APNIA was refloated and underway by 1600 hours of the 20th of December. The vessel proceeded to Folly Anchorage where an underwater survey was conducted showing no damage. USCG district 5. Keyword: ballast, soft bottom, grounding, double bottom tanker, transiting in ballast.