Spills · oil
Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, tx
NOAAORR-10586
- issued
- 2023-03-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-03-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-03-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.505, -94.495
- vessel
- F/V TU-THAO
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken 60-Foot Shrimping Vessel, Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Bolivar Peninsula, TX. 1. On March 14, 2023, the vessel F/V Tu-Thao, a 60 ft steel hull shrimping vessel sank approximately a half mile off Bolivar Peninsula in about 16 ft of water. All crew were rescued. Vessel was reported to be carrying 500-600 gallons of diesel fuel. Vessel is not actively sheening. MSU Texas City is working with owner to remove pollution, and requested fate and trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 600 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.505N 094.495W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10586: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10586
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2023-03-13 · closed 2023-03-29
- Bolivar peninsula, tx2023-03-13 → 2023-03-27
- Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, tx this message2023-03-15 → 2023-03-29
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