Spills · oil
Gulf of mexico, offshore galveston, tx
M/V Genmar Progress; Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-7955
- issued
- 2009-01-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-02-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-02-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.562, -94.040
- vessel
- M/V GENMAR PROGRESS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
M/V GENMAR PROGRESS; Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Galveston, TX. Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Galveston, TX. 1. Monday night (19 Jan. 2009), USCG MSU Galveston received a report (NRC# 895253) of a 400m x 400m sheen in the offshore lightering zone, (lat/long: 28-33.7N/094-02.4W). This position is approximately 70 miles south of Galveston and 30 miles north of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: VERY LIGHT ARBIAN CRUDE OIL. 3. POSITION 28.562N 094.040W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7955: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7955
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