GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil discharge near Galveston after a vessel struck Pier 32 at the Port of Galveston on Tuesday night.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report at approximately 9:50 p.m. of fuel oil spilling from a vessel following a collision with the pier. The source of the spill has been secured, though the exact amount of oil discharged remains under investigation.

The Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office and the vessel's operator, Forestwave Navigation BV, deployed personnel and equipment to the scene. As a precautionary measure, the Galveston Ship Channel was closed from Gulf Copper to the Pelican Island Bridge to minimize the spill's impact.

Responders are continuously moni

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