Red Flag Barge Allision ; Bolivar Roads, Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Bolivar Roads, Bolivar Peninsula, TX | 2008-Aug-28

Initial Notification: During the early morning hours of Thursday, 28 August 2008, the NOAA ERD HAZMAT Duty Officer was notified of an allision in Bolivar Roads. The regional Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified and provided the support requested by USCG MSU Galveston. The report was that a tow containing two red flagged barges had an illision with a stationary barge. The actual details were unknown, but there was damage reported, but no release.