Leaking Flow Line Discharge of Crude Oil into Tabbs Bay, Baytown, TX
Baytown, TX, USA | 2022-Aug-15
Initial Notification: On August 15, 2022, a leaking flow line discharged an estimated 420 gallons of crude oil into Tabbs Bay, Baytown, Texas. Sector Houston-Galveston contacted the NOAA SSC to request input on response methods for shoreline oiling, information on resources at risk, and an informal trajectory. SSC relayed information verbally, followed by an email. OSROS are on site and the source is secure.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 420 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 42.57′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 58.85′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |