Spills · oil
On april 13, 2015, the uscg sector houston notified the noaa ssc of an incident involving the release of 1…
Targa Terminals Houston Ship Channel; Houston, Texas · Houston, Texas · NOAAORR-8909
- issued
- 2015-04-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-04-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-04-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.740, -95.210
- vessels
- BARGE DURING THE INCIDENTBARGE TRANSFER · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Targa Terminals Houston Ship Channel; Houston, Texas. Houston, Texas. 1. On April 13, 2015, the USCG Sector Houston notified the NOAA SSC of an incident involving the release of 1 bbl of HFO (Heavy Fuel Oil) 380 into the Houston Ship Channel during barge transfer operations. Approximately 6 bbls of oil were released to the deck of the vessel and barge during the incident. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HFO 380. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.740N 095.210W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8909: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8909
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Intermittent oil sheen; flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, bright bank2026-08-25
- Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas2026-07-28
- Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana2026-07-10
- Johnson bayou, la2026-06-17
- 2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2015-03-09 · closed 2015-05-05
- Houston ship channel, tx2015-03-09 → 2015-03-23
- On april 13, 2015, the uscg sector houston notified the noaa ssc of an incident involving the release of 1… this message2015-04-13 → 2015-04-27
- Galveston bay, tx2015-04-15 → 2015-04-29
- On april 21, 2015, the noaa ssc was notified by the uscg sector houston regarding a mystery spill in cedar…2015-04-21 → 2015-05-05
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Spills
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