Oil washing ashore again near Padre Island in Corpus Christi
Runoff crude from Mexico expected to sporadically reach Padre Island beaches over the next several days as lighter oil concentrations ease fears. Coast Guard warns patches of sheen and mousse could spill onto remote shorelines while booms and skimmers are staged in Aransas Pass to protect the port.
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Texas
South Texas
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Jim McGranahan
Port Mansfield
Brownsville
Port Aransas
Navy
Aransas
Tampico
Mexico
Mexico rapped on air study amid oil spill debate
Hann cites estimates showing a 60 percent water and 40 percent oil mix at a spill site. He questions Mexican claims on surface skimmed oil, suggesting only 10 to 15 percent at most. He reports few useful assistances from other nations and criticizes cleanup and protection efforts for Texas bays and estuaries.
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Hann
Tye
United Nations
Mexico
Oil Spill Off Texas Coast Grows Into Major Disaster
Coast Guard reports show continued oil flow from the Ixtex I 1 well about 500 miles south of Brown led. Daily output nears 30 000 barrels with two million barrels spilled, fouling beaches. Officials discuss federal disaster declaration to aid shrimpers hotels and coastal residents with loans as containment efforts continue.
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Tame
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Brown
Bill Clements
Clark
Frank Cox
Cox
Coast oil spill seeks a name amid public fixations
Thompson Assoced Press Writer reports a monstrous Mexican oil spill threatening South Texas for a month and a contest to name the slick. KYRS has received 67 entries including Oil of Ole and Slick Gonzalez. program director Dan Daniels says the effort is a light moment amid major economic and environmental damage.
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Gonzalez
Oilivia
Bob
Dan Daniels
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Daniels
Bay of Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
Gao
Coast Gard
Montezuma
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