While recently trying to negotiate a turn near the Loop 610 bridge, the 458 foot tanker Chemical Supplier hit a barge moored to a pier. The collision put a two to four foot gash five feet above the ship's waterline.
As a result, 10,500 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Channel. The Coast Guard closed the section between Old Mancheser Dock Three and City Dock 27 for three days.
At last report, 51,653 gallons of oil and water mix have been collected in the ongoing recovery effort.
Source: Houston Chronicle
Category: General
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