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At 2012, october 8, 1997, the t/v western lion reported a sheen in the water approximately 60 miles offshore…
T/v Western Lion; Galveston, Texas · Galveston, Texas · NOAAORR-7232
- issued
- 1997-10-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-10-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-10-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.583, -94.160
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
T/V Western Lion; Galveston, Texas. Galveston, Texas. 1. At 2012, October 8, 1997, the T/V Western Lion reported a sheen in the water approximately 60 miles offshore Galveston Texas. The Western Lion was carrying 1,700,000 barrels of Nigerian crude. Evidently the vessel had suffered a stress crack in at least one tank and was leaking "saucer-sized globs" of oil as she moved with the swells. USCG district 8. Keyword: potential. 2. COMMODITY: NIGERIAN CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.583N 094.160W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7232: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7232
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