Spills · grounding

Barge energy 11102 ; bolivar roads, galveston, tx

NOAAORR-7814

issued: 2008-05-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-05-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-05-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.338, -94.765
vessel: BARGE ENERGY · 3 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge Energy 11102 ; Bolivar Roads, Galveston, TX.
Bolivar Roads, Galveston, TX.
1. On May 9, 2008, the NOAA Emergency Response Division was contacted by US Coast Guard regarding a grounded barge "Energy 11102" at Bolivar Roads, TX. The 420 foot barge is loaded with more than 100,000 bbls of #2 fuel. There is no indication of a spill at this time but USCG requests weather and trajectory support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4218522 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.338N 094.765W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7814: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7814

This area · spills & pollution incidents

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

Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas2026-07-28
Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27

Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here

month of issue, all years in the archive

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bankSpills · 117 nm

Worldwide now

8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all

Spills

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.