Spills · collision

The delta star, a 72' tug struck a buoy in the jetty entrance to sabine pass and released its fuel

Tug Delta Star; Sabine, Tx · Sabine, Tx · NOAAORR-1207

issued: 2004-08-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2004-09-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2004-09-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.736, -93.871
vessel: TUG DELTA STAR
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug Delta Star; Sabine, TX.
Sabine, TX.
1. The Delta Star, a 72' Tug struck a buoy in the jetty entrance to Sabine Pass and released its fuel. No fuel was ever found.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL #2. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2500 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.736N 093.871W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1207: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1207

This area · spills & pollution incidents

673 within 180 nm since 1973 · 17 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas2026-07-28
Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Timeline · 2 messages since 2004-08-02 · closed 2004-09-05

Port neches, tx2004-08-02 → 2004-08-16
The delta star, a 72' tug struck a buoy in the jetty entrance to sabine pass and released its fuel this message2004-08-22 → 2004-09-05

joined by proximity

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bankSpills · 115.7 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.