A stretch of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Tuesday morning after two ships collided Monday afternoon. Via the Houston Chronicle, the channel was closed to all traffic from light 86 to the Fred Hartman Bridge. The Barbours Cut Terminal did not open as normal at 7 a.m. today and it is not known when it will resume operations.
A Danish tanker carrying MTBE and a Liberian bulk carrier collided at about 12:30 p.m. Monday near Morgan’s Point in Galveston Bay. The Coast Guard said the collision caused a breach in three containers storing MTBE on the Carla Maersk. Officials have yet to determine how much MTBE was spilled. The leak has been secured and no injuries have been reported.
The MTBE spill prompted a shelter-in-place for residents of Morgan’s Point. Officials are monitoring the air in the area where the spill occurred.
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