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On february 6, 2024, a loading arm at marathon dock 40, texas city, discharged oil into galveston bay during…
Heavy Fuel Oil Discharge Into Galveston Bay; Texas City, Tx · Texas · 3 messages · 2024-01-20 to 2024-02-23
- status
- closed 2024-02-23 00:00Z
- opened
- 2024-01-20 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.372, -94.885
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10719
Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-107192024-01-20 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-02-03 00:00ZNotification only early in the morning of january 20, 2024, a barge allision at magellan terminals, located…oil
Naptha Discharge; Houston Ship Channel, TX. Houston, Texas. 1. NOTIFICATION ONLY Early in the morning of January 20, 2024, a barge allision at Magellan Terminals, located in the upper Houston Ship Channel, discharged an estimated 50 bbls of naptha into the channel. At time of Sector Houston's notification, discharge was partially contained, no support requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NAPTHA. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.743N 095.203W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10719: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10719
- 2NOAAORR-107272024-01-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-02-09 00:00ZOn january 24, 2024, a barge collision on the san jacinto river caused a hole in one tank of a barge,…oil
Naptha Discharge, San Jacinto River, Channelview, TX. 1. On January 24, 2024, a barge collision on the San Jacinto River caused a hole in one tank of a barge, discharging approximately 400 bbls of naptha into the water (NRC#1390028). Sector Houston-Galveston contacted NOAA SSC for input on fate and effects. Phone support provided. OSROs responding, no further products requested. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: C-5 NAPTHA. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 16800 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.776N 095.075W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10727: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10727
- 3NOAAORR-107382024-02-09 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-02-23 00:00ZOn february 6, 2024, a loading arm at marathon dock 40, texas city, discharged oil into galveston bay during…oil
Heavy Fuel Oil Discharge into Galveston Bay; Texas City, TX. Texas. 1. On February 6, 2024, a loading arm at Marathon Dock 40, Texas City, discharged oil into Galveston Bay during maintenance. On February 9, MSU Texas City contacted NOAA SSC for advice on clean up methods for oiled vegetation, and barges. Phone support provided. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.372N 094.885W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10738: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10738
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