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Galveston bay, tx

T/v Minerva Iris Grounding; Galveston Bay, Tx · NOAAORR-7987

issued: 2009-03-03 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-03-17 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-03-17 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.463, -94.851
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

T/V Minerva Iris Grounding; Galveston Bay, TX.
Galveston Bay, TX.
1. At 1037 CST, in Galveston Bay Texas, the T/V Minerva grounded in the shipping channel. The vessel is reported to have 600,000 bbls of crude oil onboard. There is not spill at this time. The shipping channel has been closed until the vessel can be moved.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25200000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.463N 094.851W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7987: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7987

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