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On december 1, 2022, uscg sector houston galveston requested noaa ssc review of a draft biological…

Trinity Bay Pipeline; Anahuac, Tx · Anahuac, Tx · NOAAORR-10545

issued
2022-12-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-12-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-12-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.711, -94.740
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Trinity Bay Pipeline; Anahuac, TX.
Anahuac, TX.
1. On December 1, 2022, USCG Sector Houston Galveston requested NOAA SSC review of a draft Biological Evaluation (BE) for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for a completed Federal Project to investigate and remediate the discharge from a pipeline that had been the source of a natural gas leak and periodic oil sheens in Trinity Bay, Texas. A magnetometer survey confirmed the pipeline as the source of the discharge. The pipeline was jetted, cut, and capped. The area around the pipeline repairs was boomed. Additional oil was discharged during the cutting and capping and was recovered by skimmers. Operations concluded on October 7, 2022.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.711N 094.740W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10545: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10545

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  1. Spill of a mixture containing oil and polymer products into drainage ditch leading to patrick bayou, deer…2022-11-04 → 2022-11-18
  2. On december 1, 2022, uscg sector houston galveston requested noaa ssc review of a draft biological… this message2022-12-01 → 2022-12-15
  3. Bolivar peninsula, tx2022-12-15 → 2022-12-29
  4. On january 5, 2022, sector houston-galveston notified noaa ssc about a broken natural gas wellhead…2023-01-05 → 2023-01-19

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