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450,000 gallons of crude oil spill from collision in Port Arthur

11,000 barrels of crude oil, or 450,000 gallons, went into the water in the Port Arthur, Texas following a collision between a tanker and two barges Saturday.

According to a Coast Guard statement, a hole was torn in the side of the tank ship Eagle Otome at approximately 9:30 a.m. No injuries were reported from the incident which has closed the Sabine Netches Waterway along the Port Arthur river front.

The Coast Guard set up a perimeter around the ship and continues to investigate. There is no estimate yet of how much ship traffic is backed up and waiting to enter the port; both inbound and outbound traffic have been halted.

The Houston Chronicle reported that a six-by-five block area near the accident location was closed off because of a hydrogen sulfide leak.

Several major refineries are located in the area including: a Valero Energy Corp. facility producing 310,000 barrels a day and the 275,000 barrel per day Motiva facility.

This is the second major spill to strike the Texas coast in the past three months. In October, an 18,000 gallon spill resulted after a supply boat crashed into a tanker near Galveston.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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