Gulf of mexico

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-73661998-12-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-01-11 00:00Z
   During the early morning of december 28, 1998, msu galveston received a report from the M/V violetta, that…

   M/V Violetta; Galveston, Texas.
   Galveston, Texas.
   1. During the early morning of December 28, 1998, MSU Galveston received a report from the M/V Violetta, that she had a main space fire that was burning out of control. The vessel was an empty break-bulk freighter anchored in the Bolivar Anchorage (near the Galveston Jetties). Two crewmen were missing. The initial report included a potential of 10 metric tones of bunker fuel, 80 metric tones of diesel, and 33 small (15-gallon) containers of lube oil. An air-eye equipped HU-25 from Air Station Corpus Christi surveyed the area for possible pollution. USCG district 8. Keyword: potential.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL/BUNKER FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 180000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.342N 094.753W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7366: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7366

2. 2
   NOAAORR-73671998-12-28 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-01-11 00:00Z
   During the early morning, msu galveston received a report from the M/V violetta indicating that they had a…

   MV VIOLETTA; Galveston, TX.
   Galveston, TX.
   1. During the early morning, MSU Galveston received a report from the M/V Violetta indicating that they had a main space fire which was burning out of control. The Violetta is an empty break-bulk freighter anchored in the Bolivar Anchorage (near the Galveston Jetties). The initial report included a potential of 10 metric tones of bunker fuel, eighty metric tones of diesel, and 33 small (15-gallon) containers of lube oil. An air-eye equipped HU-25 from Air Station Corpus Christi is surveying the area for possible pollution. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: BUNKER FUEL, DIESEL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 180000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.342N 094.753W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7367: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7367

3. 3
   NOAAORR-73701999-01-11 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-01-25 00:00Z
   At 1200, january 11, 1999, uscg msu galveston reported the tug miss jessica on fire and adrift off the coast…

   Tug Miss Jessica; offshore Texas.
   offshore Texas.
   1. At 1200, January 11, 1999, USCG MSU Galveston reported the tug Miss Jessica on fire and adrift off the coast about 34 miles south of Galveston, Texas. The vessel was carrying 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 800 gallons of lube oil. The fire was reported contained within the engine room. By 1530, January 11, 1999, there was a 200-foot offshore supply vessel on-scene conducting fire-fighting operations. By later that evening, the fire was completely extinguished without causing any pollution. The vessel was then taken under tow to Galveston. USCG district 8. Keyword: potential spill.
   2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40800 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.833N 094.350W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7370: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7370

4. 4
   NOAAORR-73731999-01-20 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-02-03 00:00Z
   Tank barge 2125; chocolate bayou, tx

   Tank Barge 2125; Chocolate Bayou, TX.
   Chocolate Bayou, TX.
   1. On the morning of 20 January 1999, the HAZMAT Duty Officer was notified of a barge carrying xylene which had struck a mooring buoy near Chocolate Bayou, Texas (near ICW mile marker 373). The tanker barge is holed, but no pollution release has been reported. MSU Galveston requested scientific support to include a short health and safety brief and threatened sensitive areas/resources from which to develop protective booming strategies should the situation warrant. The NOAA SSC provided technical support to the USCG. No chemical was lost to the environment. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
   2. COMMODITY: XYLENE.
   3. POSITION 29.664N 094.972W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7373: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7373

5. 5
   NOAAORR-73791999-02-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1999-02-23 00:00Z
   Gulf of mexico

   Rig High Island; Gulf of Mexico.
   Gulf of Mexico.
   1. On February 9, 1999, the rig High Island Platform 139A suffered a production failure causing an unknown quantity of crude oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico 18 to 20 miles offshore. The spilled oil was a condensate crude with an API of 38. The stretch of shoreline from Galveston to Freeport is historically an area with high concentrations of birds. In particular, the area around San Luis Pass is an important feeding and loafing area for shorebirds, gulls, terns, loons, pelicans, and wading birds. At the time of the spill, because of the very early spring weather, many birds were staging along the beaches, particularly shorebirds who are feeding to bulk up for the migration to nesting areas. Though shorebirds have a lower tendency to get oiled (compared to diving birds who spend much of their time on the water surface or diving for prey) they spend a lot of time feeding at the [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
   3. POSITION 29.280N 094.315W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7379: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7379