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Mystery Texas Tarballs; South Texas Coast · NOAAORR-8026

issued: 2009-05-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-06-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-06-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 25.950, -97.117
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Texas tarballs; South Texas coast.
South Texas coast.
1. A heads up from Buzz Martin. I decided to post to hotline just to capture the event for future reference.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 25.950N 097.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8026: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8026

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