Spills · oil
High island, tx
Anahuac Refuge Oil Spill; High Island, Tx · NOAAORR-1282
- issued
- 2005-04-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2005-05-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2005-05-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.573, -94.524
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Anahuac Refuge Oil Spill; High Island, TX. High Island, TX. 1. Anahuac Refuge Oil Spill 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.573N 094.524W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1282: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1282
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
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- 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
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
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