Spills · oil
Brazoria county, tx, USA
Grounded Rec Vessel, San Bernard, Tx; Brazoria County, Tx, USA · NOAAORR-9988
- issued
- 2019-10-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2019-10-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2019-10-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.851, -95.444
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Grounded Rec Vessel, San Bernard, TX; Brazoria County, TX, USA. Brazoria County, TX, USA. 1. On October 11, 2019, MSU Texas City contacted NOAA SSC about a cabin cruiser, Cheap Wine, grounded on an offshore sandbar near the mouth of the San Bernard River. Vessel reported to be carrying 150 gallons of diesel. Vessel had not discharged at the time of the call. Advice on fate and effects of diesel requested and provided. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: 'DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 150 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.851N 095.444W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9988: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9988
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA2026-05-16
- On april 27, 2026, the U.S2026-04-27
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2019-09-23 · closed 2019-10-25
- Sunken F/V chocolate bayou; chocolate bayou tx 77577, USA2019-09-23 → 2019-10-07
- Brazoria county, tx, USA this message2019-10-11 → 2019-10-25
- Gulf of mexico2019-10-11 → 2019-10-25
joined by proximity
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
8 spills & pollution incidents in force · see all
Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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