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On the evening of 2 july 2008, the uscg notified the noaa hazmat duty officer of a grounded inbound tanker…

T/v Fairchem Filly Grounding; Galveston, Tx · Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-7850

issued: 2008-07-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-07-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-07-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.356, -94.778
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V FAIRCHEM FILLY Grounding; Galveston, TX.
Galveston, TX.
1. On the evening of 2 July 2008, the USCG notified the NOAA HAZMAT Duty Officer of a grounded inbound tanker at the entrance to Galveston Bay, TX. The reported position is 29° 21.37’ N Lat. 094° 46.66’ W Long. This position places the vessel just south of the Port Bolivar Ferry Landing. The T/V FAIRCHEM FILLY is carrying 43,000 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO). No pollution is reported at present. The USCG has requested a trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: IFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 43000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.356N 094.778W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7850: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7850

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