We could have a massive inundation of Port Arthur.

If I hadn't thought to get the senators involved, those people that were in the hospital today would probably be dead, some of them. They wouldn't have electricity and water to survive.

For the few people who stayed (in Port Arthur), they could lose their lives. That's a very real possibility.

The depth of the channel is the lifeblood of not only our community, but to 11 percent of the country's fuel production.

There was a lot of frustration on all our parts. And hopefully our government will take a look so no American city will have to go through this.

We had patients throwing up. It was very ugly.