Oil Spill on the Neches River

Oil Spill on the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas

Coast Guard contact numbers:

LT Ian Bird
PA3 Andrew Kendrick
(409) 723-6509 x262
(832) 293-1304

News Releases

Coast Guard responding to major oil spill in the Neches River

Update 1: Cleanup of the Neches River oil spill continues

Update 2: Neches River remains closed as clean up continues

Update 3: River remains closed as clean up continues

Update 4: Neches River opens; oil spill clean up continues

Update 5: Oil spill clean up continues; safety zone in effect

Update 6: Cleanup continues; repaired Torm Mary leaves port

Update 7: Neches River open to all traffic

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - A U.S. Coast Guard boat pulls in after surveying the fuel oil spill as the first three tug boats enter the previously closed area along the Neches River August 2.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Contracted crews along with state and federal agencies work to clean fuel oil from the water after the spill of about 27,000 gallons of fuel oil from the tank ship Torm Mary.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The tank ship Torm Mary sits at anchor in the Neches River as crews work to clean the ships fuel oil from the water around it after a collision leading to the spill of 27,000 gallons of fuel oil.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the tank ship Torm Mary as it surveys the oil spill in the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 2, 2004.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

Oil is contained by a boom behind the tug San Tomas. The spill occured when a barge struck and pierced the fuel tank of the tanker Torm Mary in the Neches River Aug. 2, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CWO Stephen Mills

A man cleans debris from the oily water around the tanker Torm Mary in the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

Oil is kept from going downstream in the Neches River in Port Arther, Texas, the morning of Aug. 2, 2004.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by MST2 Gary Sanchez

The tanker ship Torm Mary stands by as contracted workers clean oil spilled from its fuel tank after a collision in the Neches River in the morning Aug. 2, 2004.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by MST2 Gary Sanchez

PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Several layers of oil containment boom were placed around the tanker Torm Mary and the tug beside it to keep the oil from spreading.
U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick

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Coast Guard contact numbers:
LT Ian Bird PA3 Andrew Kendrick	(409) 723-6509 x262 (832) 293-1304

News Releases
Coast Guard responding to major oil spill in the Neches River	Update 1: Cleanup of the Neches River oil spill continues	Update 2: Neches River remains closed as clean up continues
Update 3: River remains closed as clean up continues	Update 4: Neches River opens; oil spill clean up continues	Update 5: Oil spill clean up continues; safety zone in effect
Update 6: Cleanup continues; repaired Torm Mary leaves port	Update 7: Neches River open to all traffic

	PORT ARTHUR, Texas - A U.S. Coast Guard boat pulls in after surveying the fuel oil spill as the first three tug boats enter the previously closed area along the Neches River August 2. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Contracted crews along with state and federal agencies work to clean fuel oil from the water after the spill of about 27,000 gallons of fuel oil from the tank ship Torm Mary. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick
	PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The tank ship Torm Mary sits at anchor in the Neches River as crews work to clean the ships fuel oil from the water around it after a collision leading to the spill of 27,000 gallons of fuel oil. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick
A Coast Guard helicopter flies over the tank ship Torm Mary as it surveys the oil spill in the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 2, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick
	Oil is contained by a boom behind the tug San Tomas. The spill occured when a barge struck and pierced the fuel tank of the tanker Torm Mary in the Neches River Aug. 2, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CWO Stephen Mills
A man cleans debris from the oily water around the tanker Torm Mary in the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick
	Oil is kept from going downstream in the Neches River in Port Arther, Texas, the morning of Aug. 2, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by MST2 Gary Sanchez
The tanker ship Torm Mary stands by as contracted workers clean oil spilled from its fuel tank after a collision in the Neches River in the morning Aug. 2, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by MST2 Gary Sanchez
	PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Several layers of oil containment boom were placed around the tanker Torm Mary and the tug beside it to keep the oil from spreading. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Kendrick