Grounded Barges, CTCO 336/358; Texas City Dike, TX
Texas City Dike, TX | 2009-Aug-01
Initial Notification: At the request of the USCG, the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator investigated the potential oil spill trajectory for two grounded barges near Texas City Light #14 The barges CTCO 336 and 358 are each loaded with a reported 20K gallons of a light crude oil and were being pushed by the tug HENRI CENAC.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Grounding |
| Products of concern: | Light Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 40000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 22.77′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 52.04′ West |