M/V PAUL RUSS; Tanapag Harbor, Saipan
Tanapag Harbor, Saipan | 2014-Sep-08
Initial Notification: On September 8, 2014, the USCG Sector Guam notified the NOAA SSC for Oceania that a 500 foot container ship, the M/V Paul Russ, ran aground in Tanapag Harbor in Saipan. The vessel has approximately 320,000 gallons of IFO 380 on board but there has been no release at this time. The vessel is reported to be hard aground but stable.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Coral, Grounding |
| Products of concern: | IFO 380 |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 320,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 15° 13.60′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 145° 42.40′ East |