Barge Allision with Mooring Buoy; ICW at Colorado River, TX

ICW at Colorado River, TX | 2009-Aug-04

Initial Notification: On Tuesday evening, 4 Aug. 2009, MSU Galveston reported that a barge carrying 25,000 bbls of diesel fuel allied with a mooring buoy in the ICW near the junction with the Colorado River. The bow rake, and two void tanks are damaged. The initial reports suggest that there was no damage to the cargo tanks. The barge operator is Maryland Marine. The USCG is responding to the incident and requested a potential trajectory and RAR should there be a release.