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Icw near pelican cut, galveston, tx

Grounded Barge, Cumene; Icw Near Pelican Cut, Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-7910

issued: 2008-10-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-11-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-11-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.355, -94.807
vessels: BARGE BEFORE · 2 messages BARGE HARD · 4 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Grounded Barge, Cumene; ICW near Pelican Cut, Galveston, TX.
ICW near Pelican Cut, Galveston, TX.
1. On the morning of 19 October 2008, USCG MSU Galveston responded to a barge hard aground at MM 351/Buoy No. 5, which is near Pelican Cut on the ICW. The barge is carrying 23,000 gallons of Cumene. The grounded barge is not blocking the channel. The USCG has requested a salvage plan from the RP and a trajectory analysis from NOAA. The salvage plan my include lightering the barge before attempting to refloat.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CUMENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 23000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.355N 094.807W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7910: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7910

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