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| An aerial photograph of the staging area for oil spill response operations occurring at the Texas City Dike, March 23, 2013. The efforts are the result of a collision between the bulk carrier Summer Wind and the Kirby Barge 27706, which occurred Saturday, in the Houston Ship Channel. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Manda M. Emery) |
While the Port of Galveston is open, the U.S. Coast Guard had closed the shipping lane and restricted traffic in the area.
UPDATE: March 24, 2014 4:00 PM (Source: John Heald Carnival Sr. Cruise Director)
UPDATE: March 24, 2014 Noon Carnival Magic, Carnival Triumph and Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas are all being held at the Galveston port. Magic and Navigator of the Seas were scheduled to depart yesterday, while Triumph was supposed to leave today. Princess' Caribbean Princess has now been stuck in Houston's Bayport terminal since Saturday. |
Update 5: Texas City “Y” incident response
Update 3: Texas City "Y" incident response
The Bolivar ferry remains closed to traffic, and a safety zone, established
on Saturday to ensure the well-being of response workers and prevent
the further spread of oil, has been extended from lighted buoy 40 to
lighted buoy 3 on the Houston Ship Channel. This safety zone restricts
the transit of vessels not involved in the response from entering the
area.
Coast Guard officials did allow two cruise ships to travel through the incident area by late afternoon to minimize inconvenience to the thousands of passengers aboard and limit economic impacts from the spill. However, neither vessel will be allowed to leave the port again until deemed safe to do so.
Persons with questions regarding the cruise ships’ transit plans are urged to contact those individual cruise lines for specific information.
There are several response vessels on site attempting to protect the environment from this spill.
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References:
U.S. Coast Guard
Port of Galveston
Perhaps it is ironic, but this incident occurred just 2 days prior to the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster.
Here is a video published by Greenpeace:
Coast Guard officials did allow two cruise ships to travel through the incident area by late afternoon to minimize inconvenience to the thousands of passengers aboard and limit economic impacts from the spill. However, neither vessel will be allowed to leave the port again until deemed safe to do so.
Persons with questions regarding the cruise ships’ transit plans are urged to contact those individual cruise lines for specific information.
There are several response vessels on site attempting to protect the environment from this spill.
Read More
References:
U.S. Coast Guard
Port of Galveston
Perhaps it is ironic, but this incident occurred just 2 days prior to the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster.
Here is a video published by Greenpeace:
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