Flights Over Houston Ship Channel to Assess Reopening
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U.S. authorities are planning inspection flights over the Houston Ship Channel, home to 11 percent of the nation’s refining capacity, as the waterway remains closed for a fourth day.
The flights over the channel and Galveston Bay will start as soon as there’s enough light to assess conditions for reopening, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Matthew Schofield said in a telephone interview. The channel closed March 22 after a collision between a barge and a bulk carrier caused 4,000 barrels of fuel oil to spill.