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Houston ship channel, tx

Morgan's Point Collision; Houston Ship Channel, Tx · NOAAORR-8886

issued: 2015-03-09 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-03-23 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-03-23 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.682, -94.985
vessels: M/V CARLA MAERSK M/V CONTI PERIDOT
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Morgan's Point Collision; Houston Ship Channel, TX.
Houston Ship Channel, TX.
1. On March 9, 2015, the M/V Carla Maersk and M/V Conti Peridot collided in Galveston Bay, TX. The M/V Carla Maersk was carrying methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE). It was reported that three cargo tanks were breeched and an unknown amount of MTBE has spilled. USCG has requested NOAA scientific support including chemicals fate in the water and air, ecological and human health hazards, chemical trajectory, and environmental resources at risk information.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: METHYL-TERT-BUTYL-ETHER (MTBE). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1512000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.682N 094.985W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8886: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8886

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