Sunken 60-Foot Shrimping Vessel, Bolivar Peninsula, TX
Bolivar Peninsula, TX | 2023-Mar-15
Initial Notification: On March 14, 2023, the vessel F/V Tu-Thao, a 60 ft steel hull shrimping vessel sank approximately a half mile off Bolivar Peninsula in about 16 ft of water. All crew were rescued. Vessel was reported to be carrying 500-600 gallons of diesel fuel. Vessel is not actively sheening. MSU Texas City is working with owner to remove pollution, and requested fate and trajectory.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 600 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 30.28′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 29.67′ West |