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Sunoco Dock 1; Nederland, Texas

Nederland, Texas | 2014-Jan-09

Initial Notification: On January 9, 2014, the USCG contacted NOAA SSC about an oil spill in Nederland, Texas which occurred on January 6, 2014. The USCG has requested a hindcast (reverse-trajectory) to help determine if a relationship exists between oil discovered at the Sunoco Oil Dock 1 and a report of shoreline oiling on January 8, 2014 at a marina on Pleasure Island.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Bunker oil and/or crude oil
Latitude (approximate): 30° 0.51′ North
Longitude (approximate): 93° 59.10′ West