Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, tx

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   NOAAORR-105832023-03-13 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-03-27 00:00Z
   Bolivar peninsula, txoil

   Sheen at High Island Beach, Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   1. On March 13, 2023, an unknown sheen at High Island Beach was reported to the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Port Arthur. The Incident Management Division (IMD) responded and found a leaking pipe was producing the sheen. The discharge appears to be natural gas condensate from an old well that was partially plugged and abandoned. The discharge continues at the estimated rate of 1 gal/hr, and is partially contained within an old coffer dam. The USCG requested a trajectory and Resources at Risk analysis
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.544N 094.403W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10583: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10583

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   NOAAORR-105862023-03-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2023-03-29 00:00Z
   Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, txoil

   Sunken 60-Foot Shrimping Vessel, Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
   1. On March 14, 2023, the vessel F/V Tu-Thao, a 60 ft steel hull shrimping vessel sank approximately a half mile off Bolivar Peninsula in about 16 ft of water. All crew were rescued. Vessel was reported to be carrying 500-600 gallons of diesel fuel. Vessel is not actively sheening. MSU Texas City is working with owner to remove pollution, and requested fate and trajectory.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.505N 094.495W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10586: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10586