The joint information center set up by the US Coast Guard and the Central Texas Coast Area Committee (CTCAC) said responders were also monitoring a light sheen from the 45,000-dwt chemical tanker Carla Maersk (built 1999).
The tanker, which collided with the 57,100-dwt Conti Peridot (built 2011) yesterday, suffered significant damage, according to the West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA).
The collision punctured two of the Carla Maersk’s port cargo tanks, which were carrying methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and left a 31-metre-long gash.
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