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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2004-12-09 · closed 2005-01-02
- Eagle point, galveston, tx2004-12-09 → 2004-12-23
- Mmi 605 alkylate barge collision; galveston bay, tx2004-12-10 → 2004-12-24
- Houston ship channel, tx this message2004-12-15 → 2004-12-29
- Near galveston, tx2004-12-19 → 2005-01-02
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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.