GALVESTON, Texas - Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston and the Texas General Land Office are preparing to oversee the lightering and salvage of the chemical tanker Isabel Knutsen, a 523-foot ship that ran aground in the southeastern corner of the intersection of the intracoastal waterway (ICW) and the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) Tuesday.
The tank ship is carrying approximately 15,183 metric tons of cyclohexane, a solvent often used in the production of nylon, and approximately 663 metric tons of fuel oil. U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Short.
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