Spills · oil
Galena park, tx, USA
Diesel Release; Galena Park, Tx · NOAAORR-10885
- issued
- 2024-12-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-12-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-12-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.728, -95.226
- vessel
- TANKER DURING A FUEL TRANSFER
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Diesel Release; Galena Park, TX. Galena Park, TX, USA. 1. On 11-DEC-24, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston contacted NOAA aSSC for Region 6 about a diesel fuel release that occurred on a tanker during a fuel transfer at the Kinder Morgan Dock 2 in Galena Park, TX. During the transfer 2 barrels of diesel marine fuel was released onto the deck of the vessel with 0.5 barrels making it into the water. OSROs cleaning the spill asked USCG if they could use a SWA to clean the product off the deck of the vessel. USCG requested NOAA recommendations for cleaning up the product. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.728N 095.226W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10885: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10885
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2024-11-21 · closed 2024-12-25
- Galveston bay, tx, USA2024-11-21 → 2024-12-05
- Galena park, tx, USA this message2024-12-11 → 2024-12-25
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Spills
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