Barge 2514; houston, tx

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   NOAAORR-67051989-06-24 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-07-08 00:00Z
   T/b 2514; houston ship channel, bay port, texas

   T/B 2514; Houston Ship Channel, Bay Port, Texas.
   Houston Ship Channel, Bay Port, Texas.
   1. At 1820 on June 23, 1989, the empty tanker RACHEL B collided with Coastal Towing tank barge 2514 in Galveston Bay. Both vessels were damaged, with about 5,700 barrels of heavy "slurry" oil spilling from the barge. The collision occurred at the junction of the Houston and Bay Port Ship channels. The oil moved rapidly westward and diversionary booming operations funnelled an estimated 5,600 barrels of the oil into the west end of the Bay Port Ship Basin by mid-day on June 24. Vacuum equipment was staged at the southwest margin of the basin; recovery operations and containment of the damaged barge 2514 were begun in the Basin. The RACHEL B was reported not to be leaking and was allowed to proceed into Houston Harbor for inspection and repairs to her damaged bow and hull. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: SLURRY OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 239000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.748N 095.291W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6705: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6705

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   NOAAORR-67061989-06-25 00:00Z → cancelled 1989-07-09 00:00Z
   Barge 2514; houston, tx

   BARGE 2514; HOUSTON, TX.
   HOUSTON, TX.
   1. At approximately 1820 CDST the US Coast Guard received a report of a collision between the T/S Rachel B and Coastal Towing T/B 2514 at or near the junction of the Houston Ship Channel and the BayPort Ship Channel in the North West part of Galveston Bay. Both vessels were reported to have been damaged. T/B 2514 was also reported to be leaking oil. T/B 2514 was reported to be carrying approximately 6,000 BBLS of "slurry oil" in 3 tanks (tank no. 4p,5p and 6p). All three tanks were reported damaged and all but an estimated 2-300 BBLS remaining in tank no. 4p was spilled. The T/S Rachel B was reported as having sustained damage to her forepeak but was able to move to Barbours Cut. T/S Rachel B was reported as empty at the time of the collision and appeared not to be leaking any oil. T/B Coastal 2514 in tow of Towboat Gayolyn Ann Griffin pushed aground east of the Houston Ship Channel on a [...]
   2. COMMODITY: SLURRY OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12600 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.623N 094.990W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6706: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6706