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Eco services spent sulfuric acid release; 3439 park st, baytown, tx 77520, USA

NOAAORR-9720

issued
2018-05-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-05-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-05-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.748, -95.003
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Eco Services Spent Sulfuric Acid Release; 3439 Park St, Baytown, TX 77520, USA.
3439 Park St, Baytown, TX 77520, USA.
1. On May 7, 2018, the USCG Sector Houston-Galveston contacted the NOAA RRO regarding a facility that released approximately 6000 pounds of Spent Sulfuric Acid into a gravel containment berm due to a hole in bottom of a 2500 ton capacity tank. The release is secured. USCG requested a safety and environmental analysis.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SPENT SULFURIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.748N 095.003W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9720: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9720

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Timeline · 6 messages since 2018-03-29 · closed 2018-07-11

  1. Diesel discharge, rollover bay, tx; 950 n bauer ln, gilchrist, tx 77617, USA2018-03-29 → 2018-04-12
  2. Eco services spent sulfuric acid release; 3439 park st, baytown, tx 77520, USA this message2018-05-07 → 2018-05-21
  3. Port bolivar, tx2018-05-25 → 2018-06-08
  4. Baytown, tx, USA2018-06-04 → 2018-06-18
  5. On june 08, 2018, the national response center received a report that the laden tanker MV seavoyager had…2018-06-09 → 2018-06-23
  6. Bayland 49 platform discharge; tabbs bay, tx 775142018-06-27 → 2018-07-11

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