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2010 Port Arthur oil spill
The 2010 Port Arthur oil spill was the result of a collision between two vessels in the Sabine-Neches Waterway at Port Arthur, Texas on January 23, 2010. The two vessels were the oil tanker ''Eagle Otome'' and a barge being pushed by the towboat ''Dixie Vengeance''.
==Collision==
The barge collided with the tanker at about 09:30 local time on January 23, 2010,〔 in the Sabine-Neches Waterway as the tanker, chartered by Exxon-Mobil from AET Incorporated to move oil to Exxon's refinery in Beaumont, Texas, moved upstream, and the barge was being maneuvered out of the harbor. The collision tore a 15 × hole in the side of the tanker, through , or 1,500 tonnes, of crude oil, escaped. According to statements from the tanker's crew, the tank that was damaged contained of oil, of which 69,000 had been transferred to another tank, leaving , or unaccounted for. According to local officials, however, there did not appear to be that much oil in the water, and some said that as little as a thousand barrels, or , of oil had spilled. Coast Guard officials acknowledged that this might be the case, and that oil could have remained in the damaged tank.〔 〕 Referring to the size of the spill, a Coast Guard officer said, "This is a big one." In response to the spill, emergency crews evacuated about 28 blocks of buildings around the site of the collision, but by the evening of the 23rd, residents had been allowed to return.〔
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