The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil spill at mile marker 667 on the Intracoastal Waterway near Port Isabel.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil spill at mile marker 667 on the Intracoastal Waterway near Port Isabel.
According to a news release, a barge struck a dock at the Subsea 7 facility in Port Isabel just before midnight releasing 20,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel.
The Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office and Kirby Inland Marine are responding to the spill. Miller Environmental, an oil spill response company, is conducting air monitoring and oil recovery operations.
The Coast Guard had no reports of wildlife being impacted.
“We were immediately notified by the crew of Jim Green and responded quickly with our partners at the Texas General Land Office,” said Capt. Tony Hahn, commander, Sector Corpus Christi. “We will be assessing the impacted areas quickly and will ensure a robust and thorough cleanup.”
The Coast Guard is flying over the spill to survey the damage.
