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On sunday evening, february 21, 1999, the rig ocean winner had spilled an unknown amount of red diesel into…
Rig Ocean Winner; Galveston, Texas · Galveston, Texas · NOAAORR-7388
- issued
- 1999-02-21 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-03-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-03-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.302, -94.788
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Rig Ocean Winner; Galveston, Texas. Galveston, Texas. 1. On Sunday evening, February 21, 1999, the rig Ocean Winner had spilled an unknown amount of red diesel into the Galveston Ship Channel near pier 16. The spill was later estimated at approximately 50 barrels. On-scene weather was winds out of the north-northeast at 15 knots. By that evening the product was boomed and recovery had begun. The local United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) technical expert responded; one oiled pelican was discovered. There were no other wildlife impacts reported. By the morning of February 22, 1999, 50 barrels of oily waste had been recovered and skimmers were continuing to recover the remaining boomed product. USCG district 8. Keyword: skimmers. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.302N 094.788W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7388: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7388
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