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Because of Tropical Storm Humberto's approach, the Houston Ship Channel has been closed to ship traffic, the Coast Guard said.
The Houston Pilots Association stopped boarding deep-draft ships in the Ship Channel this afternoon, Coast Guard reported.
A total of seven ships were waiting to come in to port and 11 were waiting to leave when the action was taken, the agency said.
Members of the Texas City/Galveston Pilots are still moving ships from the inner anchorage area to the docks to protect them from the storm, the Coast Guard added.
The pilots are not moving any ships from the Gulf.
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