CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Friday afternoon, the Port of Victoria sent out a press release regarding the mixed spill that occurred Wednesday evening.
According to the release, around 300 barrels of a crude oil and diesel mixture with elevated sulfur content was spilt into a containment area at Shamrock Products LLC, a private terminal at the Port of Victoria.
The port said that as of now, none of the released product has entered the Victoria Barge Canal and that tests do not show actionable levels of hydrogen sulfide.
Goliad County Emergency Management announced on social media Thursday evening that the source of the smell experienced throughout the Coastal Bend was coming from a mixed spill containing crude oil, diesel and hydrogen sulfide.
It is unknown how much of the mixture was spilt.
Corpus Christi city officials said Thursday afternoon it is joining the hunt to pinpoint the source of an ammonia-like smell reported throughout the Coastal Bend.
In a news release Thursday afternoon, they said dispatchers have received calls, but Corpus Christi Fire Department HAZMAT teams have not detected harmful chemicals in the area.
It is believed that the source of the odor is a spill of an unknown chemical spill south of Victoria, however that information has not been confirmed. The release states the odor made its way south because of the wind direction at the time.
San Patricio county residents began reporting the stench Thursday morning. Refugio and Padre Island residents also reported smelling the odor.
The San Patricio Emergency Management Office updated residents Thursday, first saying that it was aware of the smell, and that it was not connected to a "minor" train derailment that happened Wednesday night in front of the OxyChem plant in Ingleside.
Later Thursday morning, the office updated residents, saying that it is working with air quality officials to pinpoint the source.
"We are working with TCEQ, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and surrounding jurisdictions to determine the cause of the smell," the post reads. "At this time, we have confirmed that the odor is NOT coming from any facilities in San Patricio County along the La Quinta Channel. We will post new information here as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience and cooperation."
Numerous state and local agencies are working to locate the source of the smell, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
This is a developing story. 3NEWS will provide updates as they become available.
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