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Bolivar anchorage, galveston, tx

Barge Gulfstream; Bolivar Anchorage, Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-7844

issued: 2008-06-28 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-07-12 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-07-12 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.347, -94.767
vessels: BARGE GULFSTREAM · 2 messages TUG MARLIN · 3 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge GULFSTREAM; Bolivar Anchorage, Galveston, TX.
Bolivar Anchorage, Galveston, TX.
1. On the morning of 28 June 2008, USCG MSU Galveston notified the HAZMAT Duty Officer of a grounded barge near the entrance to Galveston Bay TX. The Tug Marlin was pushing the oceangoing Barge GULFSTREAM and ran aground at 0230 hrs local time in vicinity of Bolivar Anchorage near Galveston TX. The barge was loaded with 63,100 BBL of No.6 Fuel Oil. There has been no reported leak at this time. The USCG requested a trajectory forecast. The HAZMAT Duty Officer contact the regional NOAA SSC and initiated the support requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: FUEL OIL #6. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2650200 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.347N 094.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7844: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7844

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