Coast Guard responds to gas compressor plant fire
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard the High Island 264, a gas-compressor plant 90 miles southeast of Galveston, shortly after 10 p.m. last night.
The Coast Guard Cutter Manta arrived on scene early this morning and reported that the fire was out. Additionally, an over flight this morning reported a light sheen around the plant, but no extensive pollution.
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Coast Guard medevacs diver 70 miles off Galveston coast
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a diver approximately 70 miles off the Galveston coast in the vicinity of the Flower Garden Bank on Tuesday.
Coast Guard rescues fourth boater, search continues for fifth
HOUSTON – At approximately 12:30 p.m. today, an Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter crew hoisted the fourth missing man who was onboard the 18-foot powerboat that capsized yesterday, in the Gulf of Mexico.
He was located on an oil rig 6-miles offshore of Caney Creek in Matagorda County — approximately 16 miles from where the vessel was found — and has been flown to an airfield...
Coast Guard Rescues Three Boaters, Continue Searching For Two Others
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued three boaters this evening, and is searching for two more in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 12-miles off the coast of Freeport.
The 41-foot boat crew safely rescued two of the boaters, while the rescue helicopter crew safely hoisted one boater. The remaining two persons reportedly swam to a nearby oil rig.
A watchstander at Sector Houston-Galveston received...
