NOAA SHIP HI'IALAKAI; Maug Islands, CNMI
Maug Islands, CNMI | 2014-May-02
Initial Notification: On May 2, 2014, the USCG Sector Guam notified the NOAA SSC for Oceania that the NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai had a small gasoline release in the Maug Islands at 0754 local time. The release was reported to be from a storage tank on board the vessel. No sheen was observed. This was a notification and no NOAA ERD science support was requested.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | Gasoline |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 1 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 20° 1.23′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 145° 13.27′ East |