Spills · oil
Galveston bay, tx, USA
Tug Kathy Pawg Sunk; Galveston Bay, Tx · NOAAORR-10874
- issued
- 2024-11-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-12-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-12-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.554, -94.918
- vessel
- TUG KATHY PAWG
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Kathy Pawg Sunk; Galveston Bay, TX. Galveston Bay, TX, USA. 1. On 21-NOV-24, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston IMD contacted NOAA acting Region 6 SSC to notify them of the sunken Tug Kathy Pawg, which allided with a dredging line and sank in Galveston Bay, TX at 1330 central time. The tug sank with a max capacity of 11,000 gallons of red dye diesel aboard and it is believed that 800 gallons of diesel are in the water at this time. USCG is on-scene and have encapsulated the sunken tug with hard boom and skimmers are collecting product. USCG is requesting oil trajectory and fate analysis of product that is in the water. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 11000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.554N 094.918W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10874: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10874
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2024-11-21 · closed 2024-12-25
- Galveston bay, tx, USA this message2024-11-21 → 2024-12-05
- Galena park, tx, USA2024-12-11 → 2024-12-25
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