Floating Barrel; Port Aransas, TX
Port Aransas, TX | 2012-Jan-27
Initial Notification: On 27JAN12 at 17:30, USCG Sector Corpus Christi contacted NOAA SSC about a report that came in at 16:00 of a 55 gl barrel floating in the Gulf of Mexico. The barrel has approx 1 inch exposed above the water's surface. The barrel has no markings and unknown contents. USCG is requesting a trajectory model.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Marine Debris |
| Products of concern: | Barrel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 55 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 27° 44.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 96° 43.00′ West |