Spills · oil
Tabbs bay discharge, baytown, tx; baytown, tx 77520, USA
NOAAORR-10035
- issued
- 2020-02-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-02-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-02-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.709, -94.984
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tabbs Bay Discharge, Baytown, TX; Baytown, TX 77520, USA. Baytown, TX 77520, USA. 1. On February 1, 2020, the USCG Sector Houston was notified of 10 - 15 bbl of dark crude oil discharging into Tabbs Bay, located northeast of Texas Ship Channel. The source was reported to be a well head pipeline but the reason for the discharge is currently unknown. USCG called NOAA requesting trajectory. The source is reportedly secured. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.709N 094.984W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10035: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10035
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
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- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
- 2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2020-01-14 · closed 2020-02-15
- Galveston, tx, USA2020-01-14 → 2020-01-28
- Tabbs bay discharge, baytown, tx; baytown, tx 77520, USA this message2020-02-01 → 2020-02-15
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Spills
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