Spills · oil
Chambers county, tx, USA
Trinity Bay Anomalies (mpsr); Chambers County, Tx, USA · NOAAORR-10184
- issued
- 2020-10-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-10-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-10-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.681, -94.791
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Trinity Bay Anomalies (MPSR); Chambers County, TX, USA. Chambers County, TX, USA. 1. On October 13, 2020, NESDIS issued two Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports noting anomalies (potential oil) at facilities in Trinity Bay, Texas. NOAA SSC forwarded MPSRs to Sector Houston-Galveston. Duty teams will follow up 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.681N 094.791W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10184: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10184
This area · spills & pollution incidents
541 within 180 nm since 1973 · 13 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
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- 2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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