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Pelican island, galveston, tx

Union Pacific Tank Battery; Pelican Island, Galveston, Tx · 2 messages · 2005-10-10 to 2005-10-26

status
closed 2005-10-26 00:00Z
opened
2005-10-10 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.306, -94.826
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-1309

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-13092005-10-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2005-10-24 00:00Z
    Masters resources A-1 platform; galveston bay, txoil
    Masters Resources A-1 Platform; Galveston Bay, TX.
Galveston Bay, TX.
1. Approximately 200 gallons was spilled from a tank on the rig. Overflights showed a line of sheen and black oil heading for the town of San Leon in Galveston Bay. Oil made landfall. Cleanup crews were on-scene. No major impact to shorelines (mostly rip rap) nor wildlife were observed.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.533N 094.850W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1309: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1309
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-13072005-10-12 00:00Z → cancelled 2005-10-26 00:00Z
    Pelican island, galveston, txmystery substance
    Union Pacific Tank Battery; Pelican Island, Galveston, TX.
Pelican Island, Galveston, TX.
1. Union Pacific Tank Battery
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: MYSTERY SUBSTANCE.
3. POSITION 29.306N 094.826W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1307: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1307

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