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Offshore corpus christi, tx

Sunken F/V Two Ss Three Ls; Offshore Corpus Christi, Tx · NOAAORR-10827

issued
2024-07-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-08-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-08-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.159, -97.138
vessel
F/V TWO SS THREE LS
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken F/V TWO SS THREE LS; offshore Corpus Christi, TX.
Offshore Corpus Christi, TX.
1. On 28-JUL-2024, USCG Sector Corpus Christi contacted their NOAA SSC to request oil fate information for a sunken fishing boat roughly 12 miles offshore of Padre Island National Seashore, near Baffin Bay. The F/V TWO SS THREE LS sank in 40’ of water earlier in the day with 2,000 gallons diesel reportedly on board. A USCG overflight conducted later that morning observed a 2 mile by 0.5 mile sheen trailing from the vessel. USCG requested whether shoreline impacts might be possible.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.159N 097.138W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10827: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10827

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