UPDATE ON THE OIL DISASTER IN GALVESTON BAY - TEXAS Here are a few excerpts that merit attention: Coast Guard officials said that up to 168,000 gallons were dumped after one of the barges tanks ruptured and that oil had been detected 12 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico as of Sunday afternoon. This is a significant spill, Capt. Brian Penoyer, commander of the Coast Guard at Houston-Galveston, said. Officials said they had scattered reports of wildlife damage but no specifics. Some black tar-like globs, along with a dark line of a sticky, oily substance, could be detected along the shoreline of the Texas City dike, a 5-mile-long jetty that juts into Galveston Bay across from a tip of Galveston Island. The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network - TMMSN - is on standby in case dolphins and/or other marine mammals need help. I am very extremely concerned about this! I will continue to keep an eye out for more updates and will post the ones that are available. I would very much hope the workers will be able to contain all the oil seeping out of that ruptured tank! LAURICE
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:41:39 +0000