42ft. Vessel collision/sinking; 9 mi ENE of Vieques, PR
9 mi ENE of Vieques, PR | 2014-Sep-23
Initial Notification: On September 21, 2014, a 42' pleasure craft sank 9 miles ENE of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The pleasure craft sank with a maximum capcity of 250 gallons of diesel fuel and 2 gallons of lube oil in approximately 129 ft of water. The USCG Sector San Juan contacted NOAA ERD at 1120ET to request fate and trajectory analysis.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Tags: | Collision |
Products of concern: | Diesel fuel |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 250 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 18° 11.00′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 65° 7.00′ West |