M/V PING DA 7 Grounding; Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia | 2013-Dec-16

Initial Notification: On December 19, 2013, the USCG District 14 contacted the NOAA SSC for Oceania to request a trajectory analysis for potential release of oil from a refrigerated fish carrier, the PING DA 7, which grounded the prior week on a fringing reef on the north side of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). USCG D14 has been monitoring the status of the Pohnpei State/FSM government response to the Chinese-owned, Kiribati-flagged vessel, although to date there has been no request for USCG assistance. The vessel is reportedly carrying 75 metric tonnes of IFO 180, 75 metric tonnes of Marine Gas Oil, and 8 metric tonnes of lube oil.