Ronald Parker wipes heavy fuel oil from the hull of a sailboat docked at the Harbor House Marina at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas on Thursday. Decontamination crews cleaned oil from two boats docked at the small marina during the oil spill on Saturday.
Oil spill response crews remove oil absorbent material placed on the beach between Stewart Beach and East Beach in Galveston on Thursday, as cleanup continues after 168,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled in to Galveston Bay on Saturday.
Ronald Parker wipes heavy fuel oil from the hull of a sailboat docked at the Harbor House Marina at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas on Thursday. Decontamination crews cleaned oil from two boats docked at the small marina during the oil spill on Saturday.
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Oil spill response crews remove oil absorbent material placed on the beach between Stewart Beach and East Beach in Galveston on Thursday, as cleanup continues after 168,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled in to Galveston Bay on Saturday.
Galveston Bay oil spill responders were able to stay out on the water and on the beaches Thursday as weather conditions were not as severe as the U.S. Coast Guard had feared.
“There was not a significant slowdown,” said U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Kimberly Smith of the cleanup.
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