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Leaking flow line discharge of crude oil into tabbs bay, baytown, tx

NOAAORR-10508

issued
2022-08-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-08-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-08-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.709, -94.981
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Leaking Flow Line Discharge of Crude Oil into Tabbs Bay, Baytown, TX.
Baytown, TX, USA.
1. On August 15, 2022, a leaking flow line discharged an estimated 420 gallons of crude oil into Tabbs Bay, Baytown, Texas. Sector Houston-Galveston contacted the NOAA SSC to request input on response methods for shoreline oiling, information on resources at risk, and an informal trajectory. SSC relayed information verbally, followed by an email. OSROS are on site and the source is secure.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.709N 094.981W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10508: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10508

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