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On september 20, 2019, the uscg sector houston notified the texas ssc that at least 5 barges broke this…

San Jacinto River Fleet Incident; Channelview, Tx · Channelview, Tx · NOAAORR-9971

issued: 2019-09-20 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-10-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-10-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.793, -95.062
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

San Jacinto River Fleet Incident; Channelview, TX.
Channelview, TX.
1. On September 20, 2019, the USCG Sector Houston notified the Texas SSC that at least 5 barges broke this morning due to flooding conditions. There is no reported pollution at this time. Responders are engaged but the situation is difficult due to high water. A partial list of products on the barges include 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of naptha, 1 barge with 10,000 bbls of lube oil, 1 barge with 17,000 bbls of monoethylgycol, and 2 barges each with 10,000 bbls of soybean oil. USCG has requested trajectories for the lube oil and naptha cargoes.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NAPTHA, MONOETHEYLENE GLYCOL, LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 420000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.793N 095.062W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9971: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9971

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