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Barge TTT-103 was loading gasoline and no

Chevron Oil Refinery Pascagoula; Pascagoula, Mississippi · Pascagoula, Mississippi · NOAAORR-6388

issued
1986-08-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-08-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-08-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.370, -88.541
vessel
BARGE TTT-103
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chevron Oil Refinery Pascagoula; Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
1. Barge TTT-103 was loading gasoline and no. 2 diesel at the Chevron Refinery delivery pier at Pascagoula, Mississippi when an explosion occurred at about 2300 on July 31, 1986. The barge and delivery pier were subsequently involved in a major fire. Local response units, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Mobile, and the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team responded to the incident. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: GASOLINE, NO. 2 DIESEL.
3. POSITION 30.370N 088.541W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6388: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6388

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  1. Barge TTT140; bayou casotte, ms1986-08-01 → 1986-08-15
  2. Barge TTT-103 was loading gasoline and no this message1986-08-01 → 1986-08-15

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