Spills · oil

Nachez river, beaumont, tx

Buffalo Marine; Nachez River, Beaumont, Tx · NOAAORR-1096

issued
2003-08-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-09-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-09-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.076, -94.082
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Buffalo Marine; Nachez River, Beaumont, TX.
Nachez River, Beaumont, TX.
1. Late on 8/28, eight bbls of #6 fuel oil were spilled during dockside transfer operation in Beaumont TX. The area was boomed. Skimmers, sorbents and a vac-truck were used to recover the floating oil. A small section of marsh adjacent to this commercial pier was impacted. The RP requested and received RRT approval to use PES 51 to aid in removing a 4 inch band of oil from around 2 barges and a tow boat. Proposed clean up operations are to spray PES 51 on rags and sorbent, then wiping down the sides of the vessels. It is estimated that less than 30 gallons of PES 51 will be needed to complete this portion of the clean up. Little or no PES 51 will enter the water. Little or no environmental impact is expected with this planned use of PES 51.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 336 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.076N 094.082W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1096: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1096

This area · spills & pollution incidents

608 within 180 nm since 1973 · 14 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

73
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
26

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 3 messages since 2003-07-15 · closed 2003-09-14

  1. Entrance to sabine jetty, tx2003-07-15 → 2003-07-29
  2. Nachez river, beaumont, tx this message2003-08-28 → 2003-09-11
  3. Near sabine jetties, tx2003-08-31 → 2003-09-14

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.