Spills · oil

Galveston lightering area fuel discharge; offshore of galveston, tx

NOAAORR-9419

issued
2017-01-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-01-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-01-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.558, -94.560
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Galveston Lightering Area Fuel Discharge; Offshore of Galveston, TX.
Offshore of Galveston, TX.
1. On January 10, 2017, transfer hoses between a barge and deep draft vessel conducting lightering operations approximately 40 miles off shore of Galveston failed, discharging somewhere between 2.5 and 25 bbls of Arabian medium crude into the water. MSU Texas City contacted NOAA SSC for trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ARAB MEDIUM CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.558N 094.560W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9419: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9419

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