CORINTO PORT FACILITIES, NICARAGUA

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CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9
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RIPPUB
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4
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December 28, 2016
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March 17, 2011
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5
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Publication Date: 
October 8, 1983
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE I NITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOM MENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 6 3 (Security Classification) (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-15352/83 NPIC/PEG (10/83) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to .. . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of Attachment to Z-15352/83 NPIC/PEG (10/83) Copy 2-PART GRAPHIC CORINTO PORT FACILITIES, NICARAGUA 1. SIGNIFICANCE: SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA (SWN) 2. REMARKS: AT LEAST ONE LARGE STORAGE TANK, ONE SPHEROIDAL TANK, AND TWO SMALLER TANKS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ONE OF THE SMALLER TANKS APPEARS TO BE SMOLDERING, AND PROBABLE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS ON THE ROAD NEARBY. PART OF THE FENCE AROUND THE STORAGE AREA HAS ALSO BEEN DESTROYED. AT LEAST ONE MEDIUM TANK AND THREE SMALLER TANKS IN THE SAME AREA APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. THREE MEDIUM TANKS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THIS AREA APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ONE PROBABLE STORAGE BUILDING, ONE PROBABLE PUMP SHED, AND ONE SMALL SHED HAVE ALSO BEEN DESTROYED. A LONG STORAGE BUILDING NEAR THE SPHEROIDAL TANK MAY ALSO HAVE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. PROBABLE POL TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE THE FACILITY. HEAVY HAZE PRECLUDES AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, NO DAMAGE IS DISCERNIBLE TO THE POL PIER, THE LARGE CRANE, OR TO THE PORT FACILITIES. TWO UNIDENTIFIED MERCHANT SHIPS HAVE DEPARTED THE PORT (SWN) ~ COORDINATES 12-28-50N-087-10-07W These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must he considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/03/17: CIA-RDP91T00712R000200350005-9