Saturday saw more oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. This time, however, it was not from an oil platform, but rather from a barge. Galveston Bay, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the country, has experienced bumps and scrapes before between ships. Yet, this latest bump has prompted an oil spill that has halted traffic and affected the area community.

A motorized vessel was towing two oil barges when one of these collided with a 585 feet long bulk carrier named Summer Wind on Saturday at 12:35 p.m. According to the Houston Chronicle, the barge hit was carrying 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, but no one knows how much of this has leaked unto the bay.

Officials added that the barge sank near the Texas City dike, and that two of the barge's crew of six were treated for exposure to fumes. The following day, emergency crews continued to clean up the spill, using miles of containment booms and skimming the sticky oil off the sea. The AP reports that officials have confirmed that one of the barges' 168,000-gallon tanks was breached. The remaining oil on the barge was removed on Sunday.

As the clean up continues, traffic in the busy waterway has come to a standstill. According to the Coast Guard, 27 vessels, including two cruise ships, are waiting to enter the channel from the Gulf and 34 ships, including another cruise ship, are waiting to leave Galveston Bay.

Another place closed is the popular Texas City dike, on which locals and tourists fish. According to the AP, local business, mainly fishing and tackle shops, have been affected by the spill, hurting their business.