Port arthur, tx

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   NOAAORR-69401993-04-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-05-04 00:00Z
   1; port neches, texas

   UNOCAL Dock No. 1; Port Neches, Texas.
   Port Neches, Texas.
   1. At 0853 on April 20, 1993, a watchman making early morning rounds reported a crude oil spill at the UNOCAL Neches River facility to the USCG MSO Port Arthur. Pollution investigators confirmed the spill and overflight personnel reported that a marsh to the east of the spill site had been impacted. UNOCAL initially reported that 100 barrels had been released, but USCG overflight personnel estimated the spill at 1,000 barrels. The final calculation by UNOCAL was 2,100 barrels. The spill location was boomed and UNOCAL hired four contractors to cleanup the marsh. The cause of the spill may have been valve failure while crude was being transferred from a holding tank on the facility to an off-site tank. Reports indicated that the transfer may have been switched to an inappropriate pipeline, which subsequently overflowed. There were no alarms on the system. UNOCAL immediately accepted [...]
   2. COMMODITY: KUWAITI LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 30.000N 093.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6940: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6940

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   NOAAORR-69411993-04-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-05-04 00:00Z
   Port arthur, tx

   Unocal Neches River; Port Arthur, TX.
   Port Arthur, TX.
   1. Approximately 1,000 barrels of crude spilled from the Unocal facility located on the Neches River sometime during the night of April 19-20, 1993. It is speculated that the spill might have originated at a sump. The specific gravity of the oil is between .75 and .90, the oil is being referred to as "rock oil". Most of the oil appears to be in Gray's Bayou, some has been reported 3 to 4 miles down the Neches River (from the spill site). The Unocal facility is located at 30 degrees, 00 minutes, 06 seconds North, 93 degrees, 58 minutes, 04 seconds West. NOAA SSC Mike Barnhill is on scene. Charlie Henry from LSU and members of the BAT team are planning to go on scene. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL "ROCK" OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 30.000N 093.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6941: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6941