Spills · oil
Sunken F/V chocolate bayou; chocolate bayou tx 77577, USA
NOAAORR-9972
- issued
- 2019-09-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2019-10-07 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2019-10-07 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.253, -95.235
- vessel
- F/V CHOCOLATE BAYOU
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Sunken F/V Chocolate Bayou; Chocolate Bayou TX 77577, USA. Chocolate Bayou TX 77577, USA. 1. On September 23, 2019, the USCG Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Texas City contacted the NOAA SSC about a sunken fishing vessel in Chocolate Bayou. Vessel is carrying 300-400 gallons of engine oil, 50-75 gallons of diesel, and 30 gallons on hydraulic fluid. No tank discharge has occurred, vessel is sheening. MSU Texas City has engaged an OSRO to remove pollution and requested input on environmental sensitivities. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: ENGINE OIL, DIESEL, HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.253N 095.235W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9972: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9972
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2019-09-23 · closed 2019-10-25
- Sunken F/V chocolate bayou; chocolate bayou tx 77577, USA this message2019-09-23 → 2019-10-07
- Brazoria county, tx, USA2019-10-11 → 2019-10-25
- Gulf of mexico2019-10-11 → 2019-10-25
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