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Near south jetty, galveston, tx

Sunken Shrimp Trawler; Near South Jetty, Galveston, Tx · NOAAORR-9243

issued
2016-03-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-03-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-03-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.330, -94.713
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Shrimp Trawler; Near South Jetty, Galveston, TX.
Near South Jetty, Galveston, TX.
1. On March 6, 2016, at 1600 central time, MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA SSC to request analysis of expected wave and current conditions in support of operations to stabilize a sunken shrimp trawler near the south jetty of the Houston Ship Channel in Galveston, Texas.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NONE.
3. POSITION 29.330N 094.713W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9243: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9243

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