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On may 14, 2014, noaa received notification of a no

Carpenter Bayou Spill; Channelview, Tx · Channelview, Tx · NOAAORR-8761

issued
2014-05-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-05-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-05-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.760, -95.115
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Carpenter Bayou Spill; Channelview, TX.
Channelview, TX.
1. On May 14, 2014, NOAA received notification of a No. 6 Fuel Oil spill into Carpenter Bayou at the Houston Fuel Oil Facility near Channelview, TX. The spill was reported to the NRC on 15 May 2014 (NRC Report 1082828). TGLO and USCG estimated the release to be between 5 to 10 barrels in the water. Initial actions have contained the spilled oil within Carpenters Bayou preventing migration into the Houston Ship Channel. Cause of the release was not reported, but the released oil migrated to the bayou due to an open outfall combined with a rain event. The majority (Estimated 85-90%) of the spilled oil is contained against the shoreline immediately adjacent to the dock where spill originated.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NUMBER 6 FUEL OIL . MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.760N 095.115W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8761: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8761

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