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Greens bayou, houston ship channel, tx

Adams Slip; Greens Bayou, Houston Ship Channel, Tx · NOAAORR-8949

issued: 2015-06-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-06-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-06-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.741, -95.175
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Adams Slip; Greens Bayou, Houston Ship Channel, TX.
Greens Bayou, Houston Ship Channel, TX.
1. On June 10, 2015, the NOAA SSC received report from USCG Sector Houston regarding allision between two Kirby Inland Marine barges in the vicinity of Greens Bayou, Houston Ship Channel. The Kirby Barge 28018 hit the Kirby Barge 28020 while it was tied up. The Kirby Barge 28020 was reported to be leaking petroleum naphtha, a light petroleum product that readily evaporates. The USCG requested Aloha (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: PETROLEUM. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 29400 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.741N 095.175W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8949: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8949

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