Tanker Hits Barge Near Houston Ship Channel Spill Suspected
A Norwegian tanker struck a trailing barge in the Houston Ship Channel near Buoy 38. A leak formed as a spill of reformate was reported with unknown size. The channel remained closed from Buoys 32 to 45 as authorities assessed damage and response plans.
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Houston Ship Channel
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Yard
Marine Safety Office
Galveston
Galveston Bay
Texas City
Coast Guard
Frank Whipple
Whipple
Garner Environmental Co
Shinoussa
Mega Borg
Texas
Gulf Coast
State General Land Office
Space shuttle port to be converted to launch pad
California's $3.5 billion space shuttle port at Vandenberg Air Force Base will be converted into a Titan 4 Centaur launch pad. Construction begins after Oct 1 with first launch expected in 1996. Critics doubt usage due to high costs and congressional funding.
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Los Angeles
California
Air Force
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Congress
John Pike
Federation of American Scientists
Washington
Vandenberg
Charles F. Sterling
Sterling
Tom Worsdale
Pike
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