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Offshore freeport, tx

Sunken Crane Barge - Offshore Freeport; Offshore Freeport, Tx · NOAAORR-9898

issued: 2019-05-08 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-05-22 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-05-22 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.350, -95.480
vessel: BARGE CONTAINING A
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sunken Crane Barge - Offshore Freeport; Offshore Freeport, TX.
Offshore Freeport, TX.
1. On May 8, 2019, a crane barge containing a reported 150 gallons of diesel fuel sank approximately 9 NM offshore of Freeport, TX. No discharge has occurred. MSU Texas City requested fate analysis.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.350N 095.480W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9898: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9898

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