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On july 19, 2016, the noaa ssc provided verbal support to the uscg msu port arthur regarding cleanup methods…

Cow Bayou Marsh ; Orange, Tx · Orange, Tx · NOAAORR-9319

issued: 2016-07-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-08-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-08-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 30.070, -93.800
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Cow Bayou Marsh ; Orange, TX.
Orange, TX.
1. On July 19, 2016, the NOAA SSC provided verbal support to the USCG MSU Port Arthur regarding cleanup methods for an oiled marsh near adjoining Cow Bayou. The source of the spilled oil is secure, the spill is contained, no reports of oiled wildlife have been reported and no oil reached the waterway. The USCG is supervising the cleanup.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.070N 093.800W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9319: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9319

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