FREIGHTER RUNS AGROUND NEAR SAN JUAN
USCG2003091802 - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, SEPT. 18, 2003 (UPI) -- Commercial tugs come to the assistance of the M/V Kent Reliant, aground outside the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Panamanian-flagged freighter ran aground while approaching the channel entrance early in the morning on Sept. 18, 2003. None of the 17 crewmembers aboard were injured, and no pollution has been observed from the vessel. Coast Guard personnel from Marine Safety Office San Juan are onboard monitoring the safety of the vessel and its crew, as well as investigating the cause of the grounding. San Juan Harbor remains open. RLW/U.S. Coast Guard UPI
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