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Grounded barges, ctco 336/358; texas city dike, tx

NOAAORR-8062

issued: 2009-08-01 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-08-15 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-08-15 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.380, -94.867
vessel: TUG HENRI CENAC
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Grounded Barges, CTCO 336/358; Texas City Dike, TX.
Texas City Dike, TX.
1. At the request of the USCG, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator investigated the potential oil spill trajectory for two grounded barges near Texas City Light #14 The barges CTCO 336 and 358 are each loaded with a reported 20K gallons of a light crude oil and were being pushed by the tug HENRI CENAC.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LIGHT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
3. POSITION 29.380N 094.867W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8062: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8062

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