Coast Guard to host public Community Day in Corpus Christi

Coast Guard to host public Community Day in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is scheduled to host a free, open-to-the-public Community Day in Corpus Christi on Saturday July 29th at Water’s Edge Park in Corpus Christi. During the event, Coast Guard members from Sector Corpus Christi and surrounding units will display equipment and discuss various Coast Guard missions. Attendees can interact with Coast Guard air crews, rescue swimmers,...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing dredge crew members

Coast Guard suspends search for missing dredge crew members
Coast Guard searches Aug. 22, 2020, for the missing crew members from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard has suspended its search  for two missing crew members from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd. The bodies of two of the missing crew members were recovered at approximately 2 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Saturday. Two crew members remain...

Coast Guard responds to submerged vessel near Corpus Christi, Texas

Coast Guard responds to submerged vessel near Corpus Christi, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard responded to a submerged vessel in the Corpus Christi Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday. At 8:09 a.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders were notified by the towing vessel Brock, that their 25-foot workboat began taking on water while being towed. No personnel were aboard the vessel at the time. Watchstanders issued an urgent...