July 20, 2015
TEXAS CITY, Texas — The Coast Guard fully reopened the Intracoastal Waterway near Bolivar Peninsula Monday at 9:15 p.m., after closing it for a barge collision earlier in the day.
At approximately 1:20 a.m. at mile marker 349 on the waterway, a collision occurred between two eastbound Kirby Inland Marine barges being pushed by the tug Capt. Shorty C and two westbound Enterprise Marine Services barges being pushed by the tug Jackie. Three of the barges were damaged in the collision, including one that was on fire until responders extinguished it.
No injuries were reported. At this time, response officials do not believe any significant amount of product was released into the waterway.