A 523-foot tanker has run aground at the southeast corner of the Houston Ship Channel.
Tug boats attempted to pull the 'Isabel Knutsen' away from the intersection of the inter-coast waterway to deep water on Thursday.
Officials at the scene are attempting to re-float the boat as high tides come in. If the ship is unable to float, crews will remove fuel or whatever product on the boat to ensure it does. Crews at the scene say the ship is not damaged and is structurally sound. The ship is not affecting traffic.
It is unknown how the ship ran aground in the first place.
Tug boats attempted to pull the 'Isabel Knutsen' away from the intersection of the inter-coast waterway to deep water on Thursday.
Officials at the scene are attempting to re-float the boat as high tides come in. If the ship is unable to float, crews will remove fuel or whatever product on the boat to ensure it does. Crews at the scene say the ship is not damaged and is structurally sound. The ship is not affecting traffic.
It is unknown how the ship ran aground in the first place.