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Corpus christi, tx

Corpus Christi Inner Harbor Mystery Spill; Corpus Christi, Tx · NOAAORR-9987

issued
2019-10-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-10-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-10-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.819, -97.446
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Corpus Christi Inner Harbor Mystery Spill; Corpus Christi, TX.
Corpus Christi, TX.
1. On October 10, 2019 Sector Corpus Christi notified NOAA SSC about an ongoing incident in the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor. Sector Corpus initially responded to a mystery discharge on September 25, 2019. Discharge continued, and appears to be from saturated soils around a buried pipeline. A pinhole leak was discovered in the pipeline and has been patched.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7476 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.819N 097.446W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9987: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9987

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