Bolivar Island Mystery Oil Seepage; Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Bolivar Peninsula, TX | 2015-Jun-21

Initial Notification: On June 21, 2015, the USCG Marine Safety Unit at Texas City, Texas, notified the NOAA SSC of a suspected crude oil pipeline break on a Bolivar Peninsula beach. The suspected break was discovered by a harbor patrol responding to a separate incident on June 20. A responsible party has not been identified. Amount released and rate of release are unknown at this point. No oil has been observed reaching the water, but surveys of the dune area revealed sheen in water pools among the dunes.