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09 Apr 2019 / Houston, United States

Response to chemical fire at ITC Deer Park, Upper Houston Ship Channel (update)

Upper Houston Ship Channel remains open 24/7 for inbound traffic and open for outbound ship traffic movements into the contaminated zone between 0800-1730 managed by VTS Houston/Galveston… …Inbound night-time vessel traffic will be managed by the VTS through the contaminated zone.

San Jacinto River is open for 24-hour vessel traffic as managed by VTS Houston/Galveston.

Old River has established a decontamination site and is currently open to “outbound traffic only” once the vessels have undergone decontamination… …Recovery operations continue within this area.

Carpenter’s Bayou has established a decontamination site and is currently open to “outbound traffic only” once the vessels have undergone decontamination… …Recovery operations within this area were suspended due to the adverse conditions.

Jacintoport has established a decontamination site and will remain closed until clean-up efforts are complete with the area…

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port is working in close coordination with EPA, TCEQ, Harris County, ITC, and the contracted toxicology companies to evaluate any resulting impacts to the Houston Ship Channel.

If at any time a safety risk to operations on the Houston Ship Channel becomes evident, the Captain of the Port will take action to ensure safety for port operations and mariners on the waterways. Facilities and employees should continue to follow any direction provided by the County officials.

(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at [email protected])

Source: Extracts from Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Marine Safety Information Bulletin 18-19 dated 7 April 2019

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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