Spills · collision

Houston ship channel, tx

Ievoli Splendor; Houston Ship Channel, Tx · NOAAORR-1247

issued
2004-12-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2004-12-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2004-12-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.718, -95.028
vessels
TANKER IEVOLI SPLENDORBARGE RESULTING · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ievoli Splendor; Houston Ship Channel, TX.
Houston Ship Channel, TX.
1. During the night of 15 December 2004, the chemical tanker IEVOLI SPLENDOR collided with a barge resulting in damage to a tank and spilled some 20 to 40 bbls of heavy fuel oil (IFO-180) in the Houston Shipping Channel, closing the channel. The Responsible Party's spill management team proposed that PES-51 spray and wipe technique be applied (chemical cleaning agent).
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY FUEL OIL (IFO 180). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1680 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.718N 095.028W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1247: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1247

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2004-12-09 · closed 2005-01-02

  1. Eagle point, galveston, tx2004-12-09 → 2004-12-23
  2. Mmi 605 alkylate barge collision; galveston bay, tx2004-12-10 → 2004-12-24
  3. Houston ship channel, tx this message2004-12-15 → 2004-12-29
  4. Near galveston, tx2004-12-19 → 2005-01-02

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