MT R. Haldean; Horn Island Channel, MS

Horn Island Channel, MS | 2001-Feb-13

Initial Notification: At approximately 1510 CST the NOAA ASSC was contacted by MSO Mobile and notified of the M/T R HALDEAN aground in the dump site just outside the Horn Island Channel, position: 30? 10.74'N/088? 33.3'W (approximately 3nm SW of Petit Bois Island, MS). This is south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. The M/T HALDEAN is 784.9' in length with a draft of 36'. Total cargo on board consists of 460,000 barrels of Maya Crude. An overflight has been conducted and there is no report of any oil in the water at this time. USCG district 8.