ENSCO Modu 8506 in GOM; 112 SE of Texas City, TX

112 SE of Texas City, TX | 2014-Apr-15

Initial Notification: On April 15, 2014, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted NOAA ERD to report a mobile floating drilling unit was hit by a large wave and was listing to one side. The Blowout Preventer (BOP) is shutting in the well. The MODU is 112 miles SE of Galveston Bay in the Gulf of Mexico in 4000' of water. NOAA ERD has provided on-scene weather forecast and a trajectory in the event of a discharge.