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T/V Prince William Sound; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 1986-May-09

Initial Notification: the T/V Prince william Sound was dead in the water ~65 miles W of Puerto Vallarta. It was taking on water in the engine room. it was carrying 876,000 bbls AK Crude. ETA of tug 2 days.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 20° 40.81′ North
Longitude (approximate): 106° 14.38′ West