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On december 30, 2015, the uscg msu texas city contacted the noaa ssc to request assistance in locating a tug…
Sunken Tug; Galveston, Tx · Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-9210
- issued
- 2015-12-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-01-13 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-01-13 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.309, -94.799
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken Tug; Galveston, TX. Galveston, TX. 1. On December 30, 2015, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA SSC to request assistance in locating a tug that sank in the channel between Pelican Island and Galveston Island on December 27. Efforts to locate the vessel, which may be obstructing the channel, have been unsuccessful up to this point. Based on a current analysis using data from PORTS, NOAA provided input on possible locations of the vessel. 2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NO POLLUTION REPORTED. 3. POSITION 29.309N 094.799W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9210: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9210
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