Summary

CREWS BEGAN SPRAYING OIL-EATING MICROBES ON THE SLICK SURROUNDING THE BURNING SUPERTANKER MEGA BORG IN THE FIRST OPEN-SEA RELEASE OF THE BACTERIA TO CLEAN UP A SPILL THE COAST GUARD BOOSTED ITS ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF OIL RELEASED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TO 43 MILLION GALLONS, MAKING IT THE NATIONS FIFTH LARGEST SPILL THE COAST GUARD WARNED IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR TAR BALLS ROM THE LEAKING NORWEGIAN SUPERTANKER TO WASH ASHORE FRIDAY ON GALVESTON ALTHOUGH COUNTY OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAD NO UNUSUAL REPORTS OF OIL ON SHORE

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 112114
Story Slug OIL EATING MICROBES
Location GALVESTON, TEXAS
Format VO/NAT
Date 06/15/1990
Archive Time 19:22
TRT :40
Supers NEAR GALVESTON, TX, TODAY
Video Description SPRAYING MICROBES FROM BOATS INTO WATER, STIRRING UP WATER
Description CREWS BEGAN SPRAYING OIL-EATING MICROBES ON THE SLICK SURROUNDING THE BURNING SUPERTANKER MEGA BORG IN THE FIRST OPEN-SEA RELEASE OF THE BACTERIA TO CLEAN UP A SPILL THE COAST GUARD BOOSTED ITS ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF OIL RELEASED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TO 43 MILLION GALLONS, MAKING IT THE NATIONS FIFTH LARGEST SPILL THE COAST GUARD WARNED IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR TAR BALLS ROM THE LEAKING NORWEGIAN SUPERTANKER TO WASH ASHORE FRIDAY ON GALVESTON ALTHOUGH COUNTY OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAD NO UNUSUAL REPORTS OF OIL ON SHORE
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