Emergency response crews work alongside a barge leaking heavy crude oil on Sunday near the Texas City Dike. The barge collided with a ship Saturday afternoon spilling more than 160,000 gallons of oil into the bay. (Jennifer Reynolds / Associated Press)
A vessel surrounded by a sheen on the water near the Port of Galveston on Sunday. Dozens of ships are involved in cleanup efforts to remove oil that spilled into Galveston Bay. (Smiley N. Pool / Associated Press)
The Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas and the Carnival Magic sit idle with dozens of other ships off the coast of Galveston, Texas, on Sunday. Dozens of vessels, including two cruise ships, are waiting to enter the Houston Ship Channel after an oil spill. (Smiley N. Pool / Associated Press)
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Oil containment booms cut across a sand bar covered with birds on Pelican Island in Galveston, Texas, following an oil spill. (Smiley N. Pool / Associated Press)
Heavy crude oil washes over booms and onto the beach in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday. (Jennifer Reynolds / Associated Press)
U.S. Coast Guardsmen inspect oil washing ashore in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds / Associated Press)
