Spills · oil
South padre island
F/V Ben & Casey Sunken Vessel; South Padre Island · NOAAORR-9613
- issued
- 2017-10-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-11-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-11-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 26.115, -97.077
- vessel
- F/V BEN
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
F/V Ben & Casey Sunken Vessel; South Padre Island. South Padre Island. 1. On October 30, 2017 the F/V Ben & Casey, a steel hulled fishing vessel, sank, with a potential 14,000 gallons of marine diesel on board. Vessel is in 62 ft of water, approximately 4 miles offshore of South Padre Island, and approximately 10 miles north of the Mexican border. No discharge currently reported. On October 31, USCG District 8 and Sector Corpus Christi requested fate and trajectory for diesel fuel on board. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MARINE GRADE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 26.115N 097.077W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9613: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9613
This area · spills & pollution incidents
65 within 180 nm since 1986 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
86
90
95
00
05
10
15
20
25
- Mystery sheen in alaminos canyon 687; offshore texas, gulf of america2025-06-01
- Point comfort, tx, USA2024-11-26
- Offshore corpus christi, tx2024-07-28
- South padre island, tx, USA2024-07-19
- As of approximately 1700 central time, on july 5, 2024, beryl was passing over the yucatan peninsula2024-07-05
- Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, tx2024-01-25
Season · when spills & pollution incidents happen here
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Dangerous wreck in 25-14.24N 097-07.72WWrecks · 52.8 nm
- Carbonera light 24-37.62N 097-42.97W unlitNav aids · 95.8 nm
- Punta de piedra light 24-29.23N 097-44.56W unlitNav aids · 104.2 nm
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.