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Houston shipping channel, tx, USA

Tug Miss Peggy Sunk; Houston Shipping Channel, Tx · NOAAORR-10819

issued: 2024-07-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2024-08-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2024-08-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.762, -95.077
vessel: TUG MISS PEGGY
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Miss Peggy Sunk; Houston Shipping Channel, TX.
Houston Shipping Channel, TX, USA.
1. On 19-JUL-24, USCG Sector Houston contacted NOAA NW RRO about the Tug Miss Peggy that sank near the Lynchberg Ferry route. One crewmember was killed. The cause of the sinking was a collision between the tug and a tanker, not damages to the tanker reported and they have left the area. The Tug Miss Peggy sunk with a max potential of 4,000 gallons of diesel aboard, but is not currently discharging fuel. USCG Sector Houston is requesting a NOAA trajectory analysis of a potential release of fuel. Salvage operations are being planned for tomorrow morning 20-JUL-24.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.762N 095.077W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10819: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10819

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