Spills · oil

Seek in brownsville, texas

Seen In Brownville, Texas; Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville, Texas · NOAAORR-9067

issued
1985-09-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-09-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-09-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
22.258, -97.801
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Seen in Brownville, Texas; Brownsville, Texas.
Brownsville, Texas.
1. Seek in Brownsville, Texas. Helo pilot for oil company reported seeing "fresh" oil off coast and in bays and inlet along Mexican side of board on the heavy concentration at the mouth of the Panuco River(empties into tampico Bay)
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 22.258N 097.801W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9067: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9067

This area · spills & pollution incidents

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