Texas city, tx

Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first

1. 1
   NOAAORR-72331997-10-18 00:00Z → cancelled 1997-11-01 00:00Z
   Barge pv 5996; bolivar peninsula, texas

   Barge PV 5996; Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.
   Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.
   1. At 0030, October 18, 1997, the hopper barge PV 5996 began taking on water and had to be grounded along the bank of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW). The barge was carrying an unknown amount of ammonium nitrate (fertilizer) of unknown concentration. The amount of damage done to the barge and the amount of product spilled were also unknown. On October 29, 1997, the product was identified as urea fertilizer, not ammonium nitrate. An unknown quantity of the product was scooped from the barge and the barge refloated. USCG district 8. Keyword: potential.
   2. COMMODITY: UREA FERTILIZER.
   3. POSITION 29.428N 094.717W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7233: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7233

2. 2
   NOAAORR-72361997-10-27 00:00Z → cancelled 1997-11-10 00:00Z
   Gulf of mexico

   Mystery Spill - Gulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico.
   Gulf of Mexico.
   1. At 1000 on Saturday, October 25, 1997, the Assistant SSC, Todd A. Bridgeman was notified by MSU Galveston of the sighting of a slick of unknown origin in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 20 miles south of Galveston, Texas. Reports were received from two rigs on the High Island lease block. One report came from High Island 177 (position 29?11.0 N, 094?23.0 W) and the other from High Island 195 (position 29?10.34 N, 094?22.18 W). The reported slick was estimated to be two miles wide by ten miles long consisting of a "thick sheen" or "rainbow colored sheen and some dark areas" depending upon the reporting party. On-scene weather was winds from the SSW at 10-15 kts., seas of 4-6 feet, visibility of 5 miles and temperatures in the 70's. - - MSU Galveston requested initial trajectory analysis and resources at risk from the Assistant SSC while simultaneously launching a helicopter overflight [...]
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.183N 094.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7236: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7236

3. 3
   NOAAORR-72411997-11-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1997-11-20 00:00Z
   Texas city, tx

   Two Barges; Texas City, TX.
   Texas City, TX.
   1. Hazmat was notified at 1720 PDT of a potential chemical spill from two barges aground near Texas City, Texas. At 0540 local time the barges CC483 and CC479 grounded outside the shipping channel near light #7. The water depth at the grounding location is approximately 4 feet, each barge draws approximately 5.5 feet of water. The barges are stable and no product is leaking. - - Barge CC483 is carrying 1600 tons of ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether in 6 cargo tanks. - Barge CC479 is carrying 1600 tons of ethanolamine in 6 cargo tanks. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOALKYL, ETHANOLAMINE.
   3. POSITION 29.401N 094.821W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7241: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7241