Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Ships Collide; Fuel Oil Leaks Into Gulf
From Times staff and Wire reports
Two ships collided in fog 20 miles off Galveston, Tex., in the Gulf of Mexico, but no one was injured, the Coast Guard reported. Fuel oil from the Margaret Lykes, a New Orleans-based container ship, was leaking slowly from a hole in the 618-foot vessel. The bow of the Shoun Emperor, a 323-foot Panamanian tanker, sustained considerable damage, but none of its cargo had spilled. Coast Guard inspectors said they believed the situation posed no threat to the environment.
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