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Chocolate bayou, tx

Butylene Barge Aground; Chocolate Bayou, Tx · NOAAORR-7919

issued: 2008-10-31 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-11-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-11-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.216, -95.213
vessel: TUG GROUNDING · 19 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Butylene Barge Aground; Chocolate Bayou, TX.
Chocolate Bayou, TX.
1. On Friday, 31 October 2008 (Halloween), NOAA was notified by USCG MSU Galveston of a red-flag barge and tug grounding in Chocolate Bayou, TX. The barge is reported to be carrying 10,000 bbls of Butylene, a liquefied gas.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: RAFFINATE, LIGHT PETROLEUM DIST.. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.216N 095.213W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7919: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7919

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