Spills · grounding
Icw near e matagorda bay, tx
Tug Houston Tow Grounding; Icw Near E Matagorda Bay, Tx · NOAAORR-7942
- issued
- 2008-12-12 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-12-26 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-12-26 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.762, -95.655
- vessels
- TUG HOUSTONTUG HOUSTON TOW GROUNDINGBARGE TOW · 4 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug HOUSTON Tow Grounding; ICW near E Matagorda Bay, TX. ICW near E Matagorda Bay, TX. 1. At approximately 1:00 PM on Friday, 12 Dec. 2008, NOAA was notified of a grounded barge tow in the ICW at MM 421. The two barges being pushed by the Tug HOUSTON are carrying 47,937 bbls of Light Cycle Oil. The USCG requested a trajectory analysis and RAR. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LIGHT CYCLE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2013354 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING. 3. POSITION 28.762N 095.655W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7942: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7942
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