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On the morning of march 12, noaa ssc, charlie henry, was notified concerning a utv that hit a submerged…

Galveston Bay Utv; Galveston Bay · Tx · Galveston Bay · Tx · NOAAORR-7992

issued: 2009-03-12 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-03-26 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-03-26 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.342, -94.819
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Galveston Bay UTV; Galveston Bay. Tx.
Galveston Bay. Tx.
1. On the morning of March 12, NOAA SSC, Charlie Henry, was notified concerning a UTV that hit a submerged object inside of Galveston Bay and was taking on water. The vessel was not leaking oil and it has 13,400 gallons of diesel onboard. The vessel is on the north side of Pelican Island.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 13400 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.342N 094.819W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7992: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7992

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