Barge Collision With Oil Spill in Houston Ship Channel

Last Saturday at approximately 12:35 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston received a call from the captain of the 585-foot bulk carrier Summer Wind, reporting a collision between the Summer Wind and a barge, containing 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, towed by the motor vessel Miss Susan.

2014.03.23 - Barge Collision With Oil Spill in Houston Ship Channel Figure 1

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