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Galveston ship channel, tx

Galveston Ship Channel Mystery Spill; Galveston Ship Channel, Tx · NOAAORR-7523

issued: 2000-11-20 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2000-12-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2000-12-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.633, -94.967
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Galveston Ship Channel Mystery Spill; Galveston Ship Channel, TX.
Galveston Ship Channel, TX.
1. Webmaster note: This record has no summary data USCG district 8.
2. POSITION 29.633N 094.967W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7523: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7523

This area · spills & pollution incidents

515 within 180 nm since 1973 · 13 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now

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Timeline · 2 messages since 2000-11-01 · closed 2000-12-04

FV capt tony peter; 8 miles southeast of bolivar peninsula2000-11-01 → 2000-11-15
Galveston ship channel, tx this message2000-11-20 → 2000-12-04

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