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| Keywords: noaa rita 2005 hurricane oilspill vehicle boat sea waterfront bay water outdoor Hurricanes can create navigation hazards for mariners that, even months or years later, can result in an oil spill. In November 2005, tank barge DBL 152 struck the submerged remains of a pipeline service platform that collapsed a few months earlier during Hurricane Rita. The double-hulled barge was carrying approximately 5 million gallons of slurry oil, a type of oil denser than seawater, which meant as the thick oil poured out of the barge, it sank to the seafloor. When spills occur, NOAA works closely with agencies like the U.S. Coast Guard to provide scientific support to understand the movement of oil and its threat to ecosystems. To learn more about how we respond to spills and work with communities to assess and restore injured resources, see: response.restoration.noaa.gov/ (Credit: Entrix) Hurricanes can create navigation hazards for mariners that, even months or years later, can result in an oil spill. In November 2005, tank barge DBL 152 struck the submerged remains of a pipeline service platform that collapsed a few months earlier during Hurricane Rita. The double-hulled barge was carrying approximately 5 million gallons of slurry oil, a type of oil denser than seawater, which meant as the thick oil poured out of the barge, it sank to the seafloor. When spills occur, NOAA works closely with agencies like the U.S. Coast Guard to provide scientific support to understand the movement of oil and its threat to ecosystems. To learn more about how we respond to spills and work with communities to assess and restore injured resources, see: response.restoration.noaa.gov/ (Credit: Entrix) | ||||
