A tanker ship collided with a supply vessel offshore Texas this morning, spilling 68,140 liters of fuel oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The tanker, Liberian-flagged Krymsk, collided with a 166-foot offshore supply vessel, AET Endeavor, damaging one of the Krymsk’s two fuel tanks and spilling oil.
“The leak has been secured and there were no injuries reported on either vessel,” the Coast Guard said in a release. The incident around 40 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas shouldn’t affect normal tanker traffic near the U.S. Gulf Coast, the Coast Guard and cash crude traders said. Hopefully the local birds and fish in the area have heard that good news. They are probably very concerned that the oil spill would disrupt oil tanker traffic.
Clean-up efforts will begin later Wednesday, and shipping sources have said that the spill will be cleaned up quickly.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
wow that is so scary.i really hope they clean it up soon.i am going to alabama soon.and i feel bad for those animals
May 18th, 2010 at 5:54 am
Aww.. i feel reallly bad for these anmals
May 25th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
this is so sad and whoa i hope they clean it uo
May 31st, 2010 at 10:05 am
oil spills suck.
June 1st, 2010 at 1:53 pm
it is so sad that people have to go through such bad tragedys that have happen to them.and those poor sad little bird and swans.it just makes me…want to cry.u know what i mean.
June 8th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Awwwwww
pooor little birds!!!!! Its so sad when animals die over this!! I feel soooo baddd!!!!!!! All those exotic birds and fish! Dying over a accident!
June 12th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Poor ocean…
June 17th, 2010 at 6:35 am
yah its pretty terrible but theres nothing you guys can do about it so how about you all just mind your own buissnes and leave it how it is
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
See ‘guy’ thats where problems are caused and will continue to exist. Its our planet.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
It hurts what happened
June 27th, 2010 at 12:29 am
ugh! oil spills are stupid!!! This world makes me sick! stop being selfish! clean it now… i would if i was there
June 29th, 2010 at 8:15 am
see “guy” people like you deserve 2 be covered in that oil and burned so you can feel the pain the exotic animals are feeling you asshole