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Bolivar peninsula, gulf of mexico

FV Sandra Kay; Bolivar Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-7555

issued: 2001-04-13 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2001-04-27 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2001-04-27 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.395, -94.580
vessel: FV SANDRA KAY
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FV Sandra Kay; Bolivar Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico.
Bolivar Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico.
1. US Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston (Texas) contacted NOAA SSC Charlie Henry regarding a grounded fishing vessel near Bolivar Peninsula approximately 17 miles ENE of the entrance to Galveston Bay. F/V SANDRA KAY, a shrimp vessel, is reported to have run aground 75 yards offshore, is carrying approximately 300 gallons of diesel but was not leaking at that time. The immediate concern is for the nearby, environmentally sensitive Bolivar Flats. NOAA Hazmat will be providing weather and a verbal trajectory to support the response. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.395N 094.580W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7555: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7555

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