Spills

Inner harbor, corpus christi, texas

Nord Pacific; Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas · NOAAORR-6589

issued
1988-07-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-07-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-07-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.812, -97.413
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Nord Pacific; Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas.
1. On the night of July 13, 1988, the Nord Pacific suffered hull damage while docking at the Southwestern Oil and Refinery Dock #3, on the south side of the inner harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas. The collision with the dock tore an 8 foot by 1 foot hole in the No. 6 port wing tank about one foot above the waterline. The Nord Pacific was carrying 625,000 barrels of Beatrice crude oil, 15,350 barrels of which spilled into the harbor before the tank could be pumped down. The spill response began immediately and lasted until July 22. This spill was a textbook case of things that went well, including favorable weather conditions, no fire at the time of collision, rapid response, minimum resources at risk, direct access to all impacted areas, and small tidal range in a dead-end harbor. USCG district 8. Keyword: Atlantic Strike Team (AST), containment boom, vacuum truck, evaporation, propane [...]
2. COMMODITY: BEATRICE (NORTH SEA) CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 645000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.812N 097.413W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6589: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6589

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