CHEMICAL SUPPLIER Oil Spill; Houston Ship Channel, Houston TX
Houston Ship Channel, Houston TX | 2009-Sep-26
Initial Notification: At five minutes after midnight, the morning of 26 September 2009, USCG Sector Houston notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a collision between a ship and a barge on the Houston Ship Channel between the USCG Sector Office and Interstate 610 (NRC Notification #918913). According to the NRC report, the incident happened at about 2100 hrs local time on 25 September 2009.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Collision |
| Products of concern: | Heavy Fuel Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 25000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 43.59′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 95° 15.69′ West |