Spills · oil
Corpus christi sinking vessel; 35 miles east of port aransas, tx
NOAAORR-9791
- issued
- 2018-09-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-09-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-09-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.765, -96.494
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Corpus Christi Sinking Vessel; 35 miles east of Port Aransas, TX. 35 miles east of Port Aransas, TX. 1. On 10SEP18 @ 0345CDT the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Corpus Christi regarding a currently sinking vessel app 30mi offshore with a potential discharge of 4000gal diesel, 100gal lube oil. The USCG is requesting a trajectory and fate. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL, DIESEL & LUBE OIL. 3. POSITION 27.765N 096.494W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9791: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9791
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