Port Alert

Port of Houston, TX

January 09, 2026

Notices

"At 1100 (local) January 9, 2026, Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston received reports of a chemical smell along Houston Ship Channel. Sulfuric Acid leak is from Lubrizol Deer Park, a facility not along the Houston Ship Channel.

The Houston Channel remains open to vessel movements. Vessels transiting between Battle Grounds and Beltway 8 Bridge should take precautions as southerly winds are bringing the fumes across the Houston Ship Channel."

Very respectfully,

Vessel Traffic Service

USCG Sector Houston-Galveston

(281) 464-4837 24/7 Watch Supervisor

HoustonTraffic@uscg.mil

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