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Houston Ship Channel Closes after Oil Spill
2014-03-24 09:00:00| Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
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No End in Sight for Containing Galveston Bay Heavy Oil Spill
2014-03-24 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Texas Tribune: With no end in sight to containing a spill that may have dumped 150,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay on Saturday, the hit to Texas' economy and environment is already huge -- and sure to grow. The 50-mile Houston Ship Channel, one of the world's biggest waterways for the transport of petroleum products, chemicals and other materials, remains shut down. Cruise ships can't depart from key ports. Galveston Bay's multibillion-dollar recreational and commercial fishing industry is off limits...
Ship and barge collision causes oil spill in Houston Ship Channel
2014-03-24 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A 585ft bulk carrier Summer Wind and a barge carrying 924,000gal of fuel oil collided near Texas City, in the Houston Ship Channel on 22 March, resulting in the release of approximately 168,000gal of fuel oil into the water.
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Oil Spill From Ship-Barge Crash Closes Houston Ship Channel
2014-03-23 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: A major oil spill Saturday has closed the Houston Ship Channel, preventing over 60 vessels, including three cruise ships, from transiting between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. Efforts to contain and recover about 168,000 gallons of marine fuel oil spilled when a bulk carrier collided with a barge continue today with what the U.S. Coast Guard calls "aggressive deployment of all available response resources." At 12:35 pm Saturday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston...
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After 25 years, Exxon Valdez oil spill hasn't ended
2014-03-23 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Twenty-five years ago on March 24, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez slammed into Bligh Reef and spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into the cold, clear waters of Alaska's Prince William Sound -- one of the "last best places" on Earth. The oil charged through Prince William Sound and out into the Gulf of Alaska, damaging more than 1,300 miles of some of the most remote, wild shoreline in this country. This happened 25 years ago, so we might note the anniversary as we do any other historical...
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