Spills · oil

Bayland 49 platform discharge; tabbs bay, tx 77514

NOAAORR-9745

issued
2018-06-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-07-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-07-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.704, -94.702
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayland 49 Platform Discharge; Tabbs Bay, TX 77514.
Tabbs Bay, TX 77514.
1. On June 27, 2018, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Houston-Galveston regarding the discharge of crude oil into the water in the vicinity of Tabbs Bay, TX. OMI has been contracted to conduct the cleanup. There have been no reports of oiled wildlife.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL, CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1680 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.704N 094.702W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9745: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9745

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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, USA2018-05-07 → 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 77514 this message2018-06-27 → 2018-07-11

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