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About 40 people were relocated off of Pelican Island in Galveston after a barge toting petroleum products crashed into a bridge support on Wednesday, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/16/487753/about-40-people-relocated-off-pelican-island-in-galveston-after-barge-collision/

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A barge carrying petroleum products crashed into a bridge in Galveston on Wednesday morning, resulting in an oil spill and causing Pelican Island to be inaccessible to vehicle traffic.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/15/487529/barge-crash-into-galveston-bridge-causes-oil-spill-closure-of-causeway/

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