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Colonial pipeline/intergulf gcmarine; vista court, highlands, tx 77049, USA

NOAAORR-9578

issued: 2017-09-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-10-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-10-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.830, -95.088
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Colonial Pipeline/Intergulf GCMarine; Vista Court, Highlands, TX 77049, USA.
Vista Court, Highlands, TX 77049, USA.
1. On September 21, 2017, the USCG Sector Houston Galveston contacted NOAA regarding a plan from a Colonial to demo two out of commission pipes running under the San Jacinto River. NO RELEASE HAS OCCURRED.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: DILUTED PETROMEEN (0.05-0.07%). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 189000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.830N 095.088W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9578: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9578

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