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Upper galveston bay

M/V New Amity; Upper Galveston Bay · NOAAORR-7581

issued
2001-09-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2001-10-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2001-10-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.617, -94.950
vessel
M/V NEW AMITY
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V New Amity; Upper Galveston Bay.
Upper Galveston Bay.
1. On Saturday evening (22 Sept. 2001), the NOAA SSC was notified of a collision and oil spill in Upper Galveston Bay. The M/V New Amity, a tanker vessel, was holed and an estimated 138.5 cubic meters, or 36,600 gallons, of oil was released. The leaking vessel was directed into Barbers Cut Port Facility. NOAA was initially requested to provide weather and an oil trajectory as well as to begin to evaluate cleanup issues related to several oiled commercial vessels scheduled to leave the port facility. With respect to the latter, the use of surface washing agents as used in the Genmar Hector response was reviewed as an option to enhance cleanup. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: IFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 36600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.617N 094.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7581: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7581

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  1. Galveston anchorage, tx2001-07-15 → 2001-07-29
  2. Atlantic city, new jersey2001-08-21 → 2001-09-04
  3. Upper galveston bay this message2001-09-23 → 2001-10-07

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