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February 15, 2008 · about 18 years ago

Weather helps disperse diesel fuel after Gulf oil spill

Saturday’s strong winds helped disperse diesel fuel that spilled in the Gulf of Mexico when an offshore supply ship collided with a drilling rig early Saturday morning. The spill occurred before dawn about 140 miles southeast of Galveston and about 30 miles south of the Flower Garden Banks National

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Saturday’s strong winds helped disperse diesel fuel that spilled in the Gulf of Mexico when an offshore supply ship collided with a drilling rig early Saturday morning.

The spill occurred before dawn about 140 miles southeast of Galveston and about 30 miles south of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, an environmentally sensitive underwater area that’s protected by the federal government.

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