Spills · other
Port arthur 10 barrels of asphaltene; sabine river, texas
NOAAORR-9076
- issued
- 1985-10-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1985-11-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1985-11-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.564, -93.651
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Port Arthur 10 Barrels of Asphaltene; Sabine River, Texas. Sabine River, Texas. 1. In Port Arthur, On the Sabine River, Just North of the Rainbow Bridge, 10 Barrles of Asphaltene were "burped" into the river during the off loading of a barge. River has 2-4 knot current. Wants to know what will happen to the asphaltene 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 30.564N 093.651W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9076: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9076
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