Spills · oil
Baytown, tx, USA
Cedar Bayou Abandoned Tugs; Baytown, Tx, USA · NOAAORR-10473
- issued
- 2022-06-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-06-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-06-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.736, -94.931
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Cedar Bayou Abandoned Tugs; Baytown, TX, USA. Baytown, TX, USA. 1. On June 3, 2022, Sector Houston-Galveston contacted NOAA SSC to request support for ESA and EFH consultation about two abandoned tugs, the Patrick E. (N22027) and the Miss Edna D (N22028). Both tugs contained oil in the engine room which was discharging into Cedar Bayou. Case was Federalized. Phone support provided. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.736N 094.931W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10473: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10473
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 6 messages since 2022-03-07 · closed 2022-06-17
- On march 7, 2022, the uscg marine safety unit (msu) texas city contacted the noaa ssc regarding the…2022-03-07 → 2022-03-21
- Oil well discharge into marsh, high island, bolivar peninsula, tx2022-04-06 → 2022-04-20
- High island, tx2022-04-12 → 2022-04-26
- Galveston bay, tx2022-05-03 → 2022-05-17
- Fishing vessel sinks in vicinity of dickinson bay, texas city, tx2022-05-06 → 2022-05-20
- Baytown, tx, USA this message2022-06-03 → 2022-06-17
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