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Msu galveston notified the noaa scientific support coordinator (ssc) of a reported 500 bbl spill of a…

Planes Pipeline; Offshore, Tx · Offshore, Tx · NOAAORR-6145

issued: 2006-12-24 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2007-01-07 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2007-01-07 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.832, -94.570
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Planes Pipeline; Offshore, TX.
Offshore, TX.
1. MSU Galveston notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a reported 500 bbl spill of a medium-heavy crude oil spill offshore of SE Texas. The volume and product was later upgraded to 1000 bbl of light crude (See hotline entry on 12/27). The location is roughly 20 miles offshore. The spill was the result of a pipeline failure discovered at 0640 hrs local time. The pipeline was immediately shut in.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MEDIUM TO HEAVY CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 28.832N 094.570W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6145: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6145

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