Spills · oil

Corpus christi inner harbor discharge; nueces bay, corpus christi, tx USA

NOAAORR-9784

issued
2018-08-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-09-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-09-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.813, -97.415
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Corpus Christi Inner Harbor Discharge; Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi, TX  USA.
Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi, TX  USA.
1. On August 30, 2018, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Corpus Christi regarding a discharge of oil in the Corpus Christi inner harbor from an overloaded barge. An estimated 1,176 gallons of oil was discharged. USCG requested a potential resources at risk and trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL, API ~ 34. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 840 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.813N 097.415W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9784: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9784

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