The barge has a capacity of about 30,000 gallons and the extent of the spill is unknown
A barge struck a bridge pier in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the water, destroying part of the bridge and blocking the only route to a small island home to a university, officials said. There are no reports of injuries.
A barge in Texas collided with a bridge. Railroad portion of the bridge destroyed, fractures threatened the structural integrity of the remaining parts. pic.twitter.com/2zzab4cudp
— Coco Loel 🇺🇸 (@LoelCoco) May 15, 2024
The collision occurred at around 10am local time. In the videos, part of the railway running along the bridge can be seen to have collapsed. The barge remains at the scene of the collision.
⚠️Here’s another footage of a barge hitting the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas.
Chemicals can be seen trailing off from the barge into the water.
There are no reports of injuries at this time. pic.twitter.com/58IF6NLflp
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The collision caused an oil spill into the Gulf, officials said in a statement. The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the spill and will determine its extent while beginning “containment and cleanup procedures,” officials said. Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management said vacuum gas oil, which can be used to make transportation fuel and other byproducts, could be seen in the water.
The barge has a capacity of about 30,000 gallons, officials said. The amount leaked is unknown.
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