Coast Guard reopens Matagorda Ship Channel
The dredge barge Everett Fisher sits aground in the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas, Jan. 21, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi).
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard lifted the safety zone and reopened the Matagorda Ship Channel to vessel traffic Tuesday evening near Port Lavaca, Texas.
The closure began Monday evening when Coast Guard Sector/Air...
Coast Guard responding to grounded barge in Matagorda Ship Channel
The dredge barge Everett Fisher sits aground in the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas, Jan. 21, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi).
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is responding to a grounded dredge barge in the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas, Tuesday.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received notification...
Unified Command completes damage assessments of gas pipeline after fire near Port O’Connor
Containment boom surrounds the dredging barge Jonathon King Boyd after it caught fire while conducting dredging operations approximately two miles from Port O’Connor, Texas, April 18, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelly Parker.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Unified Command consisting of Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, Genesis Energy and RLB Contracting Inc., has...
Unified Command responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O’Connor, Texas
The Coast Guard responds to a gas pipeline fire near Port O’Connor, Texas.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Unified Command consisting of Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, Genesis Energy and RLB Contracting Inc., continues to respond to a damaged natural gas pipeline near Port O’Connor, Texas, Thursday.
The dredging barge Jonathon King Boyd, which caught fire after puncturing a gas pipeline...
Coast Guard searches for two after plane crash in Matagorda Bay
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard crews are searching for two people who are missing after their plane crashed in Matagorda Bay, Sunday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor received a call at approximately 10:30 a.m. from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department reporting that a single engine, experimental civilian plane had crashed.
An MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter...
