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Sabine bank, tx

Sabine Bank Pipeline Leak; Sabine Bank, Tx · NOAAORR-7706

issued: 2007-11-05 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2007-11-19 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2007-11-19 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.542, -94.142
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sabine Bank pipeline leak; Sabine Bank, TX.
Sabine Bank, TX.
1. MSO Port Arthur reports a pipeline release 5 nm offshore between the Sabine River and Galveston, TX. Amount and product reported to be 750 bbl condensate crude, API 55. A sheen of undefined dimensions has been reported on the water.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL, API GRAVITY 55. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 327600 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.542N 094.142W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7706: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7706

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