Spills · oil
Diesel discharge, rollover bay, tx; 950 n bauer ln, gilchrist, tx 77617, USA
NOAAORR-9693
- issued
- 2018-03-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-04-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-04-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.510, -94.502
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Diesel Discharge, Rollover Bay, TX; 950 N Bauer Ln, Gilchrist, TX 77617, USA. 950 N Bauer Ln, Gilchrist, TX 77617, USA. 1. On March 29, 2018, the USCG notified NOAA of a small diesel spill at Rollover Island and Rollover Bay near Port Bolivar, TX. The incident occurred when an excavator on land caught fire and released diesel into the water. The maximum case discharge is 300 gallons of diesel, and the likely amount is closer to 50-60 gallons. MSU Texas City requested a Resources at Risk. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.510N 094.502W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9693: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9693
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Timeline · 6 messages since 2018-03-29 · closed 2018-07-11
- Diesel discharge, rollover bay, tx; 950 n bauer ln, gilchrist, tx 77617, USA this message2018-03-29 → 2018-04-12
- Eco services spent sulfuric acid release; 3439 park st, baytown, tx 77520, USA2018-05-07 → 2018-05-21
- Port bolivar, tx2018-05-25 → 2018-06-08
- Baytown, tx, USA2018-06-04 → 2018-06-18
- On june 08, 2018, the national response center received a report that the laden tanker MV seavoyager had…2018-06-09 → 2018-06-23
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