The U.S. Coast Guard chose an unusual, yet effective, tactic for dealing with the grounding of a fuel-laden freighter off Coos Bay, Oregon, on Feb. 4, 1999.
About 630 gallons of crude oil discharged into Tabbs Bay in east Houston from an out-of-service wellhead is contained and in the process of being removed, the U.S. Coast Guard reports.
The fuel-laden freighter ran aground off the shoreline of Coos Bay, Oregon on Feb. 4, 1999, and triggered an unusual maritime response that involved setting fire to the ship's cargo.
Capsized acid barge in Texas gives the U.S. Coast Guard a giant 10-day pain.
A grounded oil freighter burned rather than pollute the shore.
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