Fishing Vessel Bilge Discharge; South Padre Island, TX
South Padre Island, TX, USA | 2024-Jul-19
Initial Notification: On 19-JUL-24, USCG Sector Corpus Christi called the NOAA NW RRO about a fishing vessel that had inadvertently discharged diesel via bilge due to a diesel tank puncture. The discharge occurred 5 miles offshore during a dewatering operation with USCG and the discharge amount is between 500 – 5,000 gallons of diesel. USCG is requesting a trajectory fate analysis to determine if the diesel will have shoreline impacts.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 26° 7.40′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 97° 4.30′ West |