Spills
Houston ship channel near baytown, texas
Barge-ship Coll.; Houston Ship Channel Near Baytown, Texas · NOAAORR-7278
- issued
- 1998-03-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-03-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-03-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.704, -94.997
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge-Ship Coll.; Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas. Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas. 1. On 10MAR98, 1940 CST the SSC was notified of a barge/ship collision which had occurred in the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas. The barge was carrying an unknown quantity of Calcium Chloride and was reported holed and taking on water. The SSC provided chemical characterization and a fate and effect assessment to the Coast Guard. Upon further investigation it was determined that the barge was double hulled. The outer hull had been breached but the inner hull had not and no product was released. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: CALCIUM CHLORIDE. 3. POSITION 29.704N 094.997W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7278: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7278
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1998-03-09 · closed 1998-03-24
- The break-bulk carrier, M/V katania, located at the manchester dock in the houston ship channel, reported a…1998-03-09 → 1998-03-23
- Houston ship channel near baytown, texas this message1998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
- Manchester dock in the houston ship channel1998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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