Spills · oil
On july 4, 2023, tarballs were reported on the beach at surfside beach, extending approximately 3 miles down…
Tarballs Reported At Surfside Beach, Freeport, Tx · Freeport, Tx · NOAAORR-10627
- issued
- 2023-07-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-07-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-07-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.003, -95.221
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tarballs Reported at Surfside Beach, Freeport, TX. Freeport, TX. 1. On July 4, 2023, tarballs were reported on the beach at Surfside Beach, extending approximately 3 miles down the beach from Public Access Point 3. MSU Texas City notified NOAA SSC they planned to send a field team to evaluate on July 5. On July 5, the field team observed an estimated 1% coverage of tarballs, stranded in the wrack line. MSU Texas City requested input on clean-up methods and endpoints. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TARBALLS,. 3. POSITION 29.003N 095.221W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10627: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10627
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2023-06-27 · closed 2023-07-18
- Bay city, texas2023-06-27 → 2023-07-11
- On july 4, 2023, tarballs were reported on the beach at surfside beach, extending approximately 3 miles down… this message2023-07-04 → 2023-07-18
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