15 Dec 2015 / Houston, USA

Temporary closure of ship channel due to onboard fire

The Houston Ship Channel was closed to vessel transits for almost three hours yesterday (14 December) due to a shipboard fire at Targa Dock 1.

At 0947 hours local time, the Houston/Galveston Vessel Traffic Service directed that no vessel transits were permitted on the Channel from Greenspoint Dock West to Light 164. It was reopened at 1234 hours local time.

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