ron , ▁B P , ▁and ▁other ▁oil ▁companies ▁agreed ▁to ▁sett le ▁with ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁for ▁$ 4 2 3 ▁million ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Houston ▁Sh ip ▁Channel ▁Car la ▁Ma ers k ▁chemical ▁T ank er ▁Sp ill ▁" This ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁collision ▁causing ▁significant ▁damage ▁to ▁both ▁vessels ," ▁said ▁Capt . ▁Brian ▁Pen o yer ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁The ▁Car la ▁Ma ers k ▁was ▁dam aged ▁and ▁le aked ▁M T BE , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁fuel ▁add itive ▁in ▁gas oline . ▁The ▁Car la ▁Ma ers k ▁was ▁reported ly ▁carrying ▁ 2 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁of ▁M T BE , ▁but ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁is ▁uns ure ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁how ▁much ▁chemical ▁le aked . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁on ▁M T BE ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁usage ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁E PA ▁draft ed ▁plans ▁to ▁phase ▁out ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁M T BE ▁nation wide ▁over ▁four ▁years .. ▁Some ▁states ▁en act ed ▁M T BE ▁prohib itions ▁without ▁waiting ▁for ▁federal ▁restrictions . ▁California ▁b anned ▁M T BE ▁as ▁a ▁gas oline ▁add itive ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁b anned ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁M T BE ▁as ▁a