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Dickinson bayou, tx

Tug Sabine Pass Grounding; Dickinson Bayou, Tx · NOAAORR-7940

issued: 2008-12-11 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-12-25 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-12-25 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.467, -94.950
vessels: TUG SABINE PASS TUG SABINE PASS GROUNDING
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tug SABINE PASS Grounding; Dickinson Bayou, TX.
Dickinson Bayou, TX.
1. On the evening of 11 December 2008, NOAA was requested to provide scientific support to USCG Marine Safety Unit Galveston for a grounded tug at the mouth of Dickinson Bayou, Texas. The TUG Sabine Pass had grounded earlier in the day, and was reported hard aground in soft mud and possibly an oyster reef. The tug is reported to have 4000 gallons of diesel onboard.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.467N 094.950W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7940: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7940

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