T/V Eagle Otome-Barge Collision; Port Arthur, TX

Source report excerpt: “Ships collide, evacuation order lifted in Port Arthur Comments 30 | Recommend 32 January 23, 2010 10:14 AM Scott Lawrence - KFDM News 6pm Update: Port Arthur Police have lifted a mandatory evacuation that was ordered after a collision between a tanker carrying crude oil and a barge near the Port caused crude oil to pour from a compartment at the bow of the tanker, according to information provided to KFDM News by the U.S. Coast Guard, Port Arthur Police and Jefferson County Emergency Management. The Coast Guard has reported that as much as 450,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the water following the collision at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Authorities in Port Arthur say the spillage […]”

Source report excerpt: “UPDATE #3: Unified Command responds to Port Arthur oil spill PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The following information contains recent updates from Jan. 25, 2010 regarding the Port Arthur oil spill. * 220,053 gallons of oil have been recovered, evaporated or dispersed naturally. * Approximately 9 miles of shoreline have been impacted * Two oiled birds have been reported, one has been captured and is being cleaned * 59,800 feet of boom has been deployed * 27 skimming vessels are on scene * 36 vessels are on scene to deploy and work boom * The Texas Responder, a 210-foot oil recovery vessel, is on scene * Approximately 550 people are responding Lightering for the barges, which were being pushed by the […]”

Source report excerpt: “UPDATE #2: Unified command responds to oil spill in Port Arthur PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Responders from the Unified Command established to clean up the oil spill here recovered an estimated 46,200 gallons of spilled oil as of Sunday afternoon. Fifteen skimming vessels continue to comb the waterway and recover more oil, and there are about 500 responders working both in the field and at the command post. They have deployed 45,800 feet of boom to contain the estimated 462,000 gallons of crude that spilled after a collision between a towing vessel and an 807-foot tank ship on Saturday. The safety zone established in the Sabine-Neches Waterway now extends from the North Forty at the northern tip […]”