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Nueces bay, texas

Nueces Bay Spill; Nueces Bay, Texas · NOAAORR-7051

issued
1994-10-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-10-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-10-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.860, -97.494
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Nueces Bay Spill; Nueces Bay, Texas.
Nueces Bay, Texas.
1. Cleanup Continues on all areas impacted by the spill. A total of 17 birds were taken to rehabilitation. 12 coots, 3 seagulls, 1 rail and 1 oyster catcher. Nine have been released. 3 Oiled Herons have been spotted, but not caught. A significant fish kill has been observed and many dead fidler crabs and shrimp. A total of 212 barrels of pure product has been recovered as reported by Koch's refinery. An updated quanity of amount of oil spilled is expected. Oso Bay Area Oil impacted here on seawalls, rip rap and small shell beach. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 27.860N 097.494W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7051: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7051

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Timeline · 2 messages since 1994-10-08 · closed 1994-10-25

  1. Corpus christi, texas1994-10-08 → 1994-10-22
  2. Nueces bay, texas this message1994-10-11 → 1994-10-25

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