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Highway 3 - oil spill; 2800-2898 st goar st, dickinson, tx 77539, USA

NOAAORR-9651

issued: 2018-01-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2018-02-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2018-02-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.457, -95.048
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Highway 3 - Oil Spill; 2800-2898 St Goar St, Dickinson, TX 77539, USA.
2800-2898 St Goar St, Dickinson, TX 77539, USA.
1. On January 21, 2018 , the USCG MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA Regional Response Officer regarding a release approximately 250 gallons of an oil drilling fluid.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL BIPRODUCT. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 250 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.457N 095.048W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9651: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9651

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