Staff Report
Associated Press
Associated Press
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - The Coast Guard says it has reopened the Houston Ship Channel to some traffic after thousands of gallons of oil spilled from a barge this weekend.
Officials said Tuesday that the key waterway on the Gulf of Mexico had been cleared enough to allow barges in and out, though cleanup continues.
As much as 170,000 gallons of oil spilled into one of the world's busiest waterways for moving oil on Saturday, when a barge carrying the oil collided with a ship.
The area is also a key sanctuary for birds and other wildlife.
