Latest on oil clean-up after barge fire
227 views · Published 23 October 2017 · 1:32 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: KRIS 6 News · 2017 · News & Politics
The Coast Guard and authorities in Port Aransas are still busy assessing the damage from Friday morning's barge fire. Crews have been busy cleaning up oil and tar from that spill washed up on Mustang Island beaches this weekend. According to Rick Adams with Port Aransas Emergency Management, an estimated 2,000 barrels (84,000 gallons) of oil leaked from the barge, which at this time, remains anchored about 3 miles offshore. We're told the damage to the barge has since been repaired to prevent any further leakage. Since the explosion Friday morning, the Coast Guard has been dividing their resources to not only contain the spill, but to search for a missing crew member on the barge
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