Tanker collision sends thousands of gallons of gas product leaking into Houston shipping channel

[Aletheia4u]

It happened right when the prices of fuel is starting to go down.


The hull of the tanker punctured two of the barges’ four storage tanks, Jim Guidry, executive Vice President of Kirby Corporation, which owns the barges, said at a Saturday morning press conference, the Houston Chronicle reported.

“The bow of the ship went through the port tank into the starboard tank, so there was no way to secure the source of the leak,” Guidry said, according to the newspaper “Those two tanks were open to the sea.”


Reformate is an intermediate stage in the production of gasoline and is colorless, flammable and toxic to marine life.

Air monitoring tests were completed overnight and results released on Saturday morning found there was no danger to the public found, according to Houston ABC station KTRK. .

Officials said that 26 teams of air monitors have taken over 1300 samples. All samples have not exceeded actionable levels.
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[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

It happened right when the prices of fuel is starting to go down.


The hull of the tanker punctured two of the barges’ four storage tanks, Jim Guidry, executive Vice President of Kirby Corporation, which owns the barges, said at a Saturday morning press conference, the Houston Chronicle reported.

“The bow of the ship went through the port tank into the starboard tank, so there was no way to secure the source of the leak,” Guidry said, according to the newspaper “Those two tanks were open to the sea.”


Reformate is an intermediate stage in the production of gasoline and is colorless, flammable and toxic to marine life.

Air monitoring tests were completed overnight and results released on Saturday morning found there was no danger to the public found, according to Houston ABC station KTRK. .

Officials said that 26 teams of air monitors have taken over 1300 samples. All samples have not exceeded actionable levels.
Tanker collision sends thousands of gallons of gas product leaking into bay

Refineries to blame for surging California Gas Prices

I love when people exaggerate the impact of an event like this. The fuel spilled is about the equivalent of two of my above ground pools worth of this product which evaporates. They need to clean it up, but there is no reason to worry about the impact of gas prices. This is a miniscule amount.

 

[candycorn]

Gee another environmental disaster in Texas. Every weekend.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Gee another environmental disaster in Texas. Every weekend.

The only environmental disaster you need to be concerned with would be if you douched!