Coast Guard rescues 5 after boat collision near Galveston
Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued five adults who were injured in a boat collision near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a call at 9:41 p.m. on VHF-FM channel 16 from the captain of the towing vessel Richard Tolar that...
Coast Guard, agencies contain source of crude oil discharge near Baytown
Coast Guard and Texas Railroad Commission personnel place a cofferdam around a wellhead in Tabbs Bay near Baytown, Texas, Feb. 5, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
HOUSTON —The Coast Guard, along with multiple agencies, contained the out-of-service wellhead Tuesday that resulted in a crude oil spill in Tabbs Bay near Baytown, Texas.
The Coast Guard and the Railroad Commission of Texas contained the...
Coast Guard, agencies continue response to oil spill near Baytown, Texas
Booming and absorbent material surround the impacted area of a crude oil spill in Tabbs Bay near Baytown, Texas, Feb. 3, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard, along with multiple agencies, is continuing to respond to a crude oil spill in Tabbs Bay near Baytown, Texas, Monday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Incident Management Division and Drone Team, Coast Guard Marine...
Coast Guard completes Pappy’s Pride response operations near Galveston
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard has completed response operations with the fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday.
The Pappy’s Pride has been removed from the edge of Galveston Bay Entrance Channel and no longer poses a hazard to navigation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now the lead federal agency involved in the response and salvage operations.
“Safety has...
Search suspended for missing fishermen after vessel collision near Galveston
HOUSTON — The unified command has suspended the search Thursday for two missing fishermen from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride that capsized after a collision near the Galveston Jetties in Galveston, Texas.
Responders searched more than 49 square miles over the past three days.
“It is never an easy decision to suspend a search,” said Cmdr. Jordan Baldueza, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston...
Coast Guard continues search for 2 fishermen after vessel collision
The stern of the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride appears above the waterline beside the vessel’s inflatable life raft after a collision near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas, Jan 15, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Galveston).
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is continuing the search Wednesday for two fishermen from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride that capsized...
Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Texas City to host annual Run to Remember
HOUSTON — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Texas City is hosting the annual Run to Remember, a 5k run open to the public that honors Coast Guard members who made the ultimate sacrifice, on Saturday morning at Nessler Park in Texas City, Texas.
The event is especially meaningful this year as it marks the 25th anniversary of the loss of two of MSU Texas City shipmates. In 1994, Senior Chief Petty Officer...
Coast Guard works to keep disabled tug, barge away from Galveston
USCG File Photo
HOUSTON — Coast Guard response and incident management teams are coordinating with G & H Towing and T & T Marine Salvage to prevent a disabled tug and barge from running aground on Galveston Island Saturday.
At 2:19 p.m., an agent for the integrated tug, OSG Independence, and its barge, OSG 243, contacted Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders to report that the...
3 fishermen rescued from sinking boat off Galveston South Jetty
A shrimp boat is grounded on South Galveston Jetty after three fisherman aboard were rescued by the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Houston)
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three fisherman after their boat began sinking early Sunday morning near the jetty off Galveston.
Crewmembers of the shrimp boat Jana Lynn called Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders...
