Spills · oil
Dredge barge fire, port o' connor, matagorda bay tx; tx 77979, USA
NOAAORR-9705
- issued
- 2018-04-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-05-02 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-05-02 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.458, -96.383
- vessel
- DREDGE BARGE · 9 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Dredge Barge Fire, Port O' Connor, Matagorda Bay TX; TX 77979, USA. TX 77979, USA. 1. On April 18, 2018, the USCG Sector Corpus Christie contacted the NOAA RRO regarding a dredge barge that had caught fire after alliding with a shut-in natural gas pipeline. Natural gas condensate is currently discharging from the pipeline and burning off in the fire. No injuries reported - all crew accounted for. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL - MARINE DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 18000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.458N 096.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9705: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9705
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