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28 Jul 2015

Diesel Spill in Houston Ship Channel

A small section of the Upper Houston Ship Channel was closed Tuesday morning after a report of 1,000 gallons of diesel entered Greens Bayou from a cement facility, the U.S. Coast Guard announced.   Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received the initial report at 7:13 a.m. of a diesel storage tank overflowing and entering the waterway.   To facilitate spill assessment and response operations, the Captain of the Port established a safety zone at 7:57 a.m., closing the Houston Ship Channel where it intersects Greens Bayou.   Coast Guard incident management personnel are on scene with Garner Environmental, who has been contracted by South Central Cement to conduct cleanup operations.   The diesel release was secured and the spill has been contained using boom.

29 Sep 2009

Oil Recovery Ops in Houston Ship Channel

The oil spill responders continue clean up efforts today after the 458-ft tank vessel Chemical Supplier allided with a barge and spilled approximately 10,500 gallons of oil in the Houston Ship Channel early on Sept. 25. Responders, as of 5:00 p.m., recovered approximately 4,280 gallons of oil. The source of the leak was secured at approximately 1:25 a.m. Sept. 26. The fuel tank contained an estimated 22,500 gallons of fuel oil. The Houston Ship Channel remains closed to all vessel traffic north of the I-610 bridge. Watchstanders from Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at approximately 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, reporting that the Chemical Supplier allided with Buffalo Barge #251 in the vicinity of Brady's Island near the I-610 bridge.

21 Nov 2008

Texas – Barge Hits Well Head

Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur has responded to a report of a tug and barge that struck an inactive production well-head in Sabine Lake during the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. The well-head pipe was broken off approximately six feet above the water line and is releasing natural gas, condensate, and water. Although there are no threats to the public onshore, there is a light sheen in the area and the Coast Guard encourages marine traffic to stay clear. Results from an over flight conducted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and Coast Guard indicate no shoreline impacts in either Texas or Louisiana at this time. Initial reports suggest that there was no damage to the tug and barge.

08 Apr 2002

USCG Aids With Oil Spill Containment Efforts

The Coast Guard is investigating a ruptured pipeline under Little Lake, located west of Leeville, La., which released approximately 90,000 gallons of crude oil on April 6. The pipeline's owners, BP of Texas City, Texas, secured the pipeline once the situation was discovered. Garner Environmental arrived on the scene with five boats, one skimmer, 20 personnel and 5,000 ft. of oil boom to contain the spill. In addition, a plane supplied by BP performed a fly-over in order to assess the extent of damage and progress of cleanup. The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Morgan City is investigating the cause of the spill.

15 Jan 2003

Traffic Restricted on HSC Due to Oil Spill

Vessel traffic on the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) remains limited while commercial contractors cleanup approximately 2,000 gallons of fuel oil that spilled Sunday. Today the Coast Guard has only allowed certain kinds of vessels to pass through the area, such as small tugs and barges. Larger deep-draft vessels will be allowed to pass once the Coast Guard has concluded that the cleanup operations are not impacted by passing vessels. U.S. Coast Guard investigators are also continuing to monitor the cleanup and are investigating the cause of the accident. The ship channel was initially closed after the Coast Guard received a report that fuel oil had spilled from a barge about 4 a.m. Sunday during bunkering operations near the Kinder Morgan facility in Galena Park, Texas.