Spills · oil

Port bolivar, tx

M/V Durango, Tx; Port Bolivar, Tx · NOAAORR-9724

issued: 2018-05-25 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2018-06-08 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2018-06-08 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.367, -94.721
vessel: M/V DURANGO
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Durango, TX; Port Bolivar, TX.
Port Bolivar, TX.
1. On MAY 25, 2018, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a discharge of #6 Oil from a tank vessel at the Bolivar Roads Anchorage. The reported potential discharge is 21gal. The USCG is requesting a fate and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.367N 094.721W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9724: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9724

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