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Yabacoa, Puerto Rico        2009-Oct-27 On October 27, 2009 an oil tank ship went aground near buoy number two inbound to the Shell facility in Port Stewart, Puerto Rico. The vessel only remained aground for an hour or less. Fuel was transferred and vessel refloated and continued inbound to the pier. View map Note: Documents are posted chronologically and early reports likely contain factual errors. These errors may be corrected in a later report. Incident Details Products of concern: HFO Amount spilled (approximate): 0 Latitude (approximate): 18° 2.70' North Longitude (approximate): 65° 48.29' West

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