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Eagle point, galveston, tx

Natural Gas Release; Eagle Point, Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-1245

issued: 2004-12-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2004-12-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2004-12-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.522, -94.902
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Natural Gas Release; Eagle Point, Galveston, TX.
Eagle Point, Galveston, TX.
1. A Natural Gas Pipeline failed releasing gas and condensate in Galveston Bay, Texas. The Coast Guard set up an exclusion zone based upon air monitoring data.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.522N 094.902W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1245: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1245

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Eagle point, galveston, tx this message2004-12-09 → 2004-12-23
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