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Brown water marine barge 66; redfish island, texas

NOAAORR-7194

issued
1997-04-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1997-04-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
1997-04-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.513, -94.750
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Brown Water Marine Barge 66; Redfish Island, Texas.
Redfish Island, Texas.
1. At approximately 1000 on April 10, 1997, Brown Water Marine (BWM) Barge 66 overturned in the Houston Ship Channel, between Buoys 52 and 54, by Redfish Island, Texas. The overturned barge was carrying various chemicals on deck and two large frac tanks of zinc bromide. All items were lost overboard. The Houston Ship Channel was closed to all traffic. T&T Marine Salvage was hired to remove the tanks and other debris. Dive teams from the contractor located the lost tanks near light 54. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: ZINC BROMIDE.
3. POSITION 29.513N 094.750W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7194: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7194

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