Spills · oil
255 fire; corpus christi, tx
Barge B No · NOAAORR-9604
- issued
- 2017-10-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-11-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-11-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.840, -97.090
- vessels
- BARGE B NO 255BARGE CAUGHT · 3 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Barge B No. 255 fire; Corpus Christi, TX. Corpus Christi, TX. 1. On October 20, 2017, a barge caught fire in the Port Aransas anchorage area. It is still on fire. Barge is carrying 133,000 bbls crude oil of a type unknown. At this time, extent of discharge is unknown. Location is approximately 3 miles off the beach on the Gulf side. Sector Corpus has contacted NOAA SSC and requested trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5586000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.840N 097.090W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9604: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9604
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