An unmanned barge carrying a “base petroleum product” crashed into a Texas bridge, sparking an oil spill in Galveston Bay. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it’s examining the extent of the Wednesday morning spill that triggered the partial collapse of a rail line along the Pelican Island Bridge and caused Texas A&M University at Galveston to temporarily lose power. Galveston, Texas, is about 50 miles outside of Houston. “The barge is still afloat but approximately 5,000 – 6,000 gallons of vacuum gas oil (VGO) have spilled with a potential release of 23,000 barrels,” the Texas General Land Office…