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Bayport channel collision, houston ship canal near bayport, tx; houston ship channel, tx, USA

NOAAORR-9900

issued: 2019-05-10 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-05-24 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-05-24 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.593, -94.941
vessel: M/V GENESIS RIVER
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Bayport Channel Collision, Houston Ship Canal near Bayport, TX; Houston Ship Channel, TX, USA.
Houston Ship Channel, TX, USA.
1. On May 10, 2019, the NOAA Emergency Response Division was notified by the USCG of a vessel collision at approximately 3:20pm near Houston, TX. Information is preliminary at this time, but the M/V Genesis River collided with two tank barges in the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport Texas. Each barge has a capacity of 25000 bbls (approx 1 million gallons) of a gasoline blending stock. Amount released is unknown at this time. The M/V Genesis River, loaded with butane and propane, is reportedly taking on water but not spilling any petroleum or cargo at this time. ERD is providing weather and trajectory products.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: REFORMATE (GASOLINE BLENDING STOCK). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1050000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.593N 094.941W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9900: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9900

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