Houston Ship Channel Could Reopen Wednesday

May 15, 2019

Salvage crews on Wednesday began removing two gasoline barges damaged in a weekend collision with a deep-draft vessel that restricted traffic in the Houston Ship Channel, officials said.

The removal of the Kirby Corp-operated barges could be completed by midday Wednesday, according to the Bayport Channel Collision Response, a group overseeing cleanup and salvage operations. 

(Reporting by Collin Eaton; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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