Spills · oil
Galveston, tx, USA
FV Pappy's Pride; Galveston, Tx, USA · NOAAORR-10029
- issued
- 2020-01-14 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-01-28 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-01-28 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.337, -94.683
- vessels
- TANKER BOW FORTUNEFV PAPPY'S PRIDE
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
FV Pappy's Pride; Galveston, TX, USA. Galveston, TX, USA. 1. On January 14, 2020, the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy's Pride capsized after a collision with the 600-foot chemical tanker Bow Fortune near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas. Two fishermen were rescued. The search for the remaining two fishermen is ongoing. Potential 14,000 gallons red-dyed diesel, tanks compromised at time of impact. USCG requested trajectory and resources at risk. The cause of the collision is under investigation. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 14000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.337N 094.683W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10029: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10029
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2020-01-14 · closed 2020-02-15
- Galveston, tx, USA this message2020-01-14 → 2020-01-28
- Tabbs bay discharge, baytown, tx; baytown, tx 77520, USA2020-02-01 → 2020-02-15
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