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Noaa was notified of this incident on november 4, 1998, by mso galveston who requested a trajectory and…

F/V Miss Conch; Freeport, Texas · Freeport, Texas · NOAAORR-7346

issued
1998-11-04 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-11-18 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-11-18 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.757, -95.480
vessel
F/V MISS CONCH · 2 messages
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V Miss Conch; Freeport, Texas.
Freeport, Texas.
1. NOAA was notified of this incident on November 4, 1998, by MSO Galveston who requested a trajectory and brief assessment of the fate of the spilled diesel. The Miss Conch, a shrimp boat, was reported overturned 5 to 6 miles off the Texas coast. This is about 8 miles south-southwest from the entrance to the San Bernadino River. Initially a tow boat on-scene reported a small sheen that was being dispersed by the seas. A later overflight reported no sheen. The overturned vessel is thought to have about 2,000 gallons of diesel onboard. No significant sheens were observed in subsequent overflights. On November 5, 1998, the vessel was reported sunken about 3 miles offshore of Matagorda Peninsula. A sheen of 1 to 2 miles long by 40 yards wide was reported near where the ship sank. An updated trajectory was provided. An overflight on November 6 identified no surface pollution. The NOAA SSC [...]
2. COMMODITY: MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.757N 095.480W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7346: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7346

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  1. Noaa was notified of this incident on november 4, 1998, by mso galveston who requested a trajectory and… this message1998-11-04 → 1998-11-18
  2. Group galveston reported that F/V miss conch was taking on water about 11 nm south west of freeport, tx1998-11-04 → 1998-11-18
  3. On 9 november, station freeport received a cellular phone call from the F/V joyce1998-11-09 → 1998-11-23
  4. On november 9, 1998, uscg station freeport received a cellular phone call from the F/V joyce1998-11-09 → 1998-11-23

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