San Jacinto River Fleet Incident; Channelview, TX
NOAA initial notification: “On September 20, 2019, the USCG Sector Houston notified the Texas SSC that at least 5 barges broke this morning due to flooding conditions. There is no reported pollution at this time. Responders are engaged but the situation is difficult due to high water. A partial list of […]”[1]
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Posted 25 Sept 2019
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“Coast Guard opens Houston Ship Channel with restrictions at I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge Coast Guard PA Detachment Texas News <coastguardpadetachmenttexas@service.govdelivery.com> Unsubscribe 8:52 AM (37 minutes ago) to me News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: (281) 464-4810 […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[5]
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5 dated source records · 20 Sept 2019 to 25 Sept 2019NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On September 20, 2019, the USCG Sector Houston notified the Texas SSC that at least 5 barges broke this morning due to flooding conditions. There is no reported pollution at this time. Responders are engaged but the situation is difficult due to high water. A partial list of products on the barges include 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of naptha, 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of lube oil, 1 barge with 17,000 bbls of monoethylgycol, and 2 barges each with 10,000 bbls of soybean oil. USCG has requested trajectories for the lube oil and naptha cargoes.”
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Milestone 1 of 5: 20 Sept 2019. NOAA incident record opened. NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track
NOAA incident record opened
Initial notification excerpt: “On September 20, 2019, the USCG Sector Houston notified the Texas SSC that at least 5 barges broke this morning due to flooding conditions. There is no reported pollution at this time. Responders are engaged but the situation is difficult due to high water. A partial list of products on the barges include 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of naptha, 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of lube oil, 1 barge with 17,000 bbls of monoethylgycol, and 2 barges each with 10,000 bbls of soybean oil. USCG has requested trajectories for the lube oil and naptha cargoes.”
NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (29.793°, -95.062°)
USCG press release
Source report excerpt: “CORRECTION: Coast Guard responds to breakaway barges striking I-10 San Jacinto River bridge U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/20/2019 08:30 AM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: (281) 464-4810 After Hours: (832) 293-1293 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom Coast Guard responds to breakaway barges striking I-10 San Jacinto River bridge CORRECTION: This release corrects the location of the moored barges before break away to the San Jacinto River Fleet, north of the I-10 San Jacinto River bridge. HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is responding after at least two barges struck the I-10 San […]”
USCG Update
Source report excerpt: “News Release Sept. 20, 2019 Contact: Joint Information Center (832) 242-2990 (832) 301-6391 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom Unified Command continues to respond to breakaway barges striking I-10 San Jacinto River bridge HOUSTON — A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard, federal on-scene coordinator; Texas Department of Transportation, state on-scene coordinator for transportation and infrastructure; Texas General Land Office, state on-scene coordinator monitoring for pollution; and Canal Barge Company, responsible party; are continuing to respond after at least two barges struck the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview, Texas, Friday. The unified […]”
Channel reopened
Source report excerpt: “News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: (281) 464-4810 After Hours: (832) 293-1293 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom Coast Guard opens Houston Ship Channel with restrictions at I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge HOUSTON — The Coast Guard opened the Houston Ship Channel with restrictions Tuesday at the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview, Texas. The Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston established a safety zone on the San Jacinto River from the southern end of Southwest Shipyard, extending north of the I-10 bridge to Buoy 4. Transiting the safety zone is open to limited vessel traffic […]”
USCG Press Release 9/25/19 - Channel open
Source report excerpt: “Coast Guard opens Houston Ship Channel with restrictions at I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge Coast Guard PA Detachment Texas News <coastguardpadetachmenttexas@service.govdelivery.com> Unsubscribe 8:52 AM (37 minutes ago) to me News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: (281) 464-4810 After Hours: (832) 293-1293 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom Coast Guard opens Houston Ship Channel with restrictions at I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge HOUSTON — The Coast Guard opened the Houston Ship Channel with restrictions Tuesday at the I-10 San Jacinto River Bridge near Channelview, Texas. The Captain of the Port […]”
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- 1.San Jacinto River Fleet Incident; Channelview, TX ↗NOAA Office of Response and Restoration · 20 Sept 2019
- 2.USCG press release ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 20 Sept 2019
- 3.USCG Update ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 20 Sept 2019
- 4.Channel reopened ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 25 Sept 2019
- 5.USCG Press Release 9/25/19 - Channel open ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 25 Sept 2019
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NOAAORR-9971 NOAA response record
San Jacinto River Fleet Incident; Channelview, TX. Channelview, TX. 1. On September 20, 2019, the USCG Sector Houston notified the Texas SSC that at least 5 barges broke this morning due to flooding conditions. There is no reported pollution at this time. Responders are engaged but the situation is difficult due to high water. A partial list of products on the barges include 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of naptha, 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of lube oil, 1 barge with 17,000 bbls of monoethylgycol, and 2 barges each with 10,000 bbls of soybean oil. USCG has requested trajectories for the lube oil and naptha cargoes. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NAPTHA, MONOETHEYLENE GLYCOL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.793N 095.062W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9971: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9971Open record and warning history →
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