Hydraulic Fluid Discharge; Offshore Freeport, TX
TX | 2024-May-31
Initial Notification: On May 30, 2024, at approximately 2200 local, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged from a dump scale being towed by a barge approximately 3 miles offshore Freeport, TX (NRC#1400428). MSU Texas City contacted NOAA SSC to inquire if a sheen or slick was visible on satellite imagery.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Hydraulic Fluid |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 100 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 28° 52.52′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 95° 15.73′ West |