The Travels of BlueMenpachi

Have you ever wondered what Ocean Acidification, marine debris, poaching, and pollution mean? Well, I am here to help. The first step to improving our world is to understand the issues we face. Only then can we work to prevent and counter them. Here I share my adventures in protecting and improving our oceans in hopes that you will be inspired to help as well. Even if it's just spread the word. This way we can all live up to my motto: “From the mountain to the ocean, everything is connected.”

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Galveston Bay Oil Spill

A barge carrying 900,000+ gallons of crude oil collided with a ship in the Houston Ship Channel on Saturday March 22, 2014.

Screen cap of Google maps

One of the tanks on the barge was punctured and approximately 155,000+ gallons of oil were spilled into the Galveston Bay.

Photo: Bill Bishop/KHOU

So this is another oil spill the US can add to its rap sheet.

Photo: PO3 Manda Emery/AP

Funnily, yesterday was the 25th "anniversary" of the Exxon Valdex Oil Spill that happened in Alaska in 1989.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Wiki

Make sure you try to keep up with the news to follow up on this current spill and if you are in the area I ask that you do what you can to help clean the spill as quickly as possible.

Weather.com Galveston Bay Oil Spill: Wildlife Damage Expected to Get 'Much Worse'; 100 Ships, Barges At Standstill

National Geographic News; Galveston Oil Spill Threatening Crucial Bird Refuge

npr.org Oil Spill Cleanup Impedes Major Texas Ship Channel

Texastribune.org Galveston Bay Spill Will Take Economic, Ecological Toll

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