Two Barges; Texas City, TX

Texas City, TX | 1997-Nov-06

Initial Notification: Hazmat was notified at 1720 PDT of a potential chemical spill from two barges aground near Texas City, Texas. At 0540 local time the barges CC483 and CC479 grounded outside the shipping channel near light #7. The water depth at the grounding location is approximately 4 feet, each barge draws approximately 5.5 feet of water. The barges are stable and no product is leaking. - - Barge CC483 is carrying 1600 tons of ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether in 6 cargo tanks. - Barge CC479 is carrying 1600 tons of ethanolamine in 6 cargo tanks. USCG district 8.