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On may 30, 2024, at approximately 2200 local, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged…

Hydraulic Fluid Discharge; Offshore Freeport, Tx · Tx · NOAAORR-10793

issued
2024-05-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-06-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-06-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.875, -95.262
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hydraulic Fluid Discharge; Offshore Freeport, TX.
TX.
1. On May 30, 2024, at approximately 2200 local, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged from a dump scale being towed by a barge approximately 3 miles offshore Freeport, TX (NRC#1400428). MSU Texas City contacted NOAA SSC to inquire if a sheen or slick was visible on satellite imagery.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.875N 095.262W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10793: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10793

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