Houston Ship Channel Oil Spill LIVE Updates
A barge, containing 924,000 gallons of marine fuel oil, collided with another vessel in the Houston Ship Channel on Saturday. It led to the release of approximately 168,000 gallons of bunker fuel oil. Cleanup continues in response.
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At 1st @GalvestonFerry will operate during daylight hours only as officials continue to monitor evolving situation after oil spill. #hounewsby TxDOT- HOU District via twitter retweeted by GalvestonFerry 3/24/2014 8:55:30 PM -
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The Houston Ship Channel will likely remain closed for at least the rest of the day as skimmers work to remove oil from areas around the entrance to Galveston Bay. Patches of heavy, thick oil can still be seen floating on the water near the Texas City dike where a barge leaked on Saturday. This is Coast Guard Captain Brian Penoyer.
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Texas Still Learning When It Comes to Oil Spill Response @DaveFehling houstonpublicmedia.org/news/texas-sti… #hounews #oilspill #GalvestonBayby Valerie Lawhorn via twitter 3/24/2014 10:39:04 PM
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Plan additional travel time because vessels will likely be traveling with reduced capacity and at slight slower speeds.by Galveston Ferry via twitter 3/24/2014 11:10:34 PM
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TX City Incident Command Center, made of local, state & federal officials are coordinating response efforts #oilspill http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bjgnre6CAAAcv0z.jpg
by TPWDnews via twitter 3/25/2014 1:58:55 AM -
Approx. 27 response vessels are recovering oil. 380+ staff are on-scene & 200 are in the Incident Command Post http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BjhX9eaCQAA-Xa4.jpg
by TPWDnews via twitter 3/25/2014 1:59:02 AM
