26 Jul 2016 / Houston, USA

Partial channel closure due to chemical spill

At 1604 hours local time yesterday (25 July), the Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston directed no vessel movements on the Houston Ship Channel from Kinder-Morgan Ship Dock 4 to the Magellan Turn Basin at Houston Ship Channel Light 160, due to a sulfer dioxide release at Pasadena Refining.

A shelter in place has been issued for the city of Galena Park.

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