Bridge near Galveston, TX reopens after barge crash; 20K gal. oil spilled, clean-up continues; 3 birds died, 9 oiled.
A bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island in Texas reopened to traffic after safety inspections following a collision with a barge that spilled approximately 20,000 gallons of oil, with clean-up efforts ongoing in the surrounding waters. when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat has reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic after safety inspections deemed it safe, officials said.
Early estimates had indicated that up to 2,000 gallons of oil spilled into surrounding waters following the collision. Clean up efforts have ended around Pelican Island. But crews were still removing oil and washing shoreside rocks along Swan Lake, a coastal recess located several miles west of Pelican Island along the Texas Coast.
"To further protect wildlife, acoustic cannons were placed to provide an audible distraction to shore birds," the Coast Guard said.
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