Spills · oil

Sunoco dock 1; nederland, texas

NOAAORR-8712

issued: 2014-01-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-01-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-01-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.009, -93.985
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunoco Dock 1; Nederland, Texas.
Nederland, Texas.
1. On January 9, 2014, the USCG contacted NOAA SSC about an oil spill in Nederland, Texas which occurred on January 6, 2014. The USCG has requested a hindcast (reverse-trajectory) to help determine if a relationship exists between oil discovered at the Sunoco Oil Dock 1 and a report of shoreline oiling on January 8, 2014 at a marina on Pleasure Island.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BUNKER OIL AND/OR CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 30.009N 093.985W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8712: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8712

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