Flowline Incident, Near Dickerson Bayou; Chambers County, TX
Chambers County, TX | 2008-Nov-14
Initial Notification: On the evening of 14 Nov. 2008, MSU Galveston notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of an oil spill near Dickerson Bayou, Cambers County, Texas. The USCG reports that 5 bbls may have entered the adjacent ditch and maybe 1 bbl escaped into the waterway.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Pipeline |
| Products of concern: | Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 29.63′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 58.09′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |