Large Oil Spill in Galveston Bay Threatens Tens of Thousands of Birds

by Gary Kopycinski on March 27, 2014

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A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel, March 22, 2014. The bulk carrier Summer Wind, reported a collision between the Summer Wind and a barge, containing 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, towed by the motor vessel Miss Susan.