Coast Guard responds to oil spill near Tabbs Bay, Texas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/27/2018 10:55 AM EDT

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Coast Guard responds to oil spill near Tabbs Bay, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill near Tabbs Bay, Texas, Wednesday.

Tuesday evening, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Incident Management Division watchstanders were notified by Texas General Land Office personnel of a 3-mile crude oil slick in the vicinity of Tabbs Bay.

An estimated 40 barrels of crude oil were discharged from a deteriorated valve on a platform owned by Siempre Energy.

Oil Mop LLC was contracted to respond to the spill and is currently on scene. The source has been secured and an estimated 25 barrels of crude oil have been recovered so far.

The Coast Guard will continue to monitor recovery efforts.

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