Tag Archives: Galveston Bay Oil Spill
How the Coast Guard is Managing Oil Spill Volunteers
Volunteers Warned Phones with Photos of Oiled Beaches Could Be Confiscated When a barge carrying fuel oil collided with a ship last month off Galveston Island, hundreds of people began signing up to help. For days now, volunteers have been … Continue reading
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Texas Still Learning When It Comes to Oil Spill Response
Two dozen boats and over 500 people are now involved in the response to an oil spill from Saturday that closed the Houston Ship Channel. What spilled was a heavy fuel oil, called bunker fuel, which was carried in a barge that … Continue reading