Coast Guard responds to diesel discharge in San Juan Harbor

Coast Guard responds to diesel discharge in San Juan Harbor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard Incident Management personnel from Sector San Juan are responding Tuesday to a diesel discharge from the partially sunken 42-foot recreational vessel Ajo del País by Pier 11 in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel are advising the public that there may be a strong smell of diesel in the area extending west from Pier...

Coast Guard oversees salvage efforts following aircraft crash in San Juan Harbor

Coast Guard oversees salvage efforts following aircraft crash in San Juan Harbor
Marine Science Technicians 3rd Class Kevin Villanueva and Angel Dávila oversee salvage and fuel recovery operations to recover a downed aircraft from San Juan Harbor’s San Antonio channel in Puerto Rico June 3, 2020.  (Courtesy photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management Division personnel are overseeing salvage efforts by the owning company of a Piper Aztec...

Coast Guard, Clean Harbors remove pollution threat from vessel in San Juan Harbor

Coast Guard, Clean Harbors remove pollution threat from vessel in San Juan Harbor
Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management Division and Clean Harbors personnel completed operations Oct. 3, 2019 to remove 1,500 gallons of diesel and 1,200 gallons of oily water from a 54-foot Bertram sports fishing vessel that was threatening to spill into San Juan Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management Division personnel...

Coast Guard responds to diesel spill in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard responds to diesel spill in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard is responding Sunday morning to a report of a diesel spill of at least 600 gallons of diesel in the San Antonio Channel of San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. The diesel spill reportedly occurred early Sunday during a vessel fuel transfer at Pier 10 and has reportedly been contained. Coast Guard pollution investigators and Coast Guard boat crews are responding to...

Coast Guard crews respond to downed aircraft in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Coast Guard crews respond to downed aircraft in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Cessna aircraft crashed into San Juan Harbor, Puetro Rico, Wednesday, and Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to the crash site. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a report from the the Forces United for Rapid Action (FURA) at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, stating a Cessna aircraft with one person aboard reportedly crashed approximately 500 yards from...

Coast Guard ends Safety Zone in San Juan Harbor

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Captain of the Port San Juan rescinded a Safety Zone established at the southern end of San Juan Harbor Sunday afternoon following the explosion Friday at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation tank farm in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.