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NRC Report: Oil: Crude near Brownsville, TX

  • Location Brownsville, TX
  • Date Oct 1 2011
  • Time 03:10
  • Category Oil in the Water   
  • Incident Incident
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Incident Report Description

Report Details
NRC Report ID: 991366
Incident Time: 2011-10-01 03:10:00
Nearest City: Brownsville, TX
Incident Type: STORAGE TANK
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: OTHER
Suspected Responsible Party: TRANSMONDAIGNE
Skytruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 25.969169, -97.330920 (Approximated from ZIP)
Reported Spill Volume: 168 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL CAUSED BY BLOWING OUT A LINE WITH AIR WHICH MADE THE TOP OF THE STORAGE TANK TO COME OFF AND RELEASE THE MATERIAL.

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Incident Report(s)

TITLE LOCATION DATE
NRC Report: Oil: Crude near Brownsville, TXBrownsville, TXOct 1 2011
NRC Report: Salt Water near Unkown, TXUnkown, TXDec 3 2011
NRC Report: Epoxidized Vegetable Oils near South Padre Island, TXSouth Padre Island, TXJan 30 2012

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