Coast Guard crews respond to vessel explosion off of Bimini, Bahamas

Coast Guard crews respond to vessel explosion off of Bimini, Bahamas
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews are responding to a vessel explosion 26 miles east of Bimini, Bahamas, Tuesday. Search-and-rescue coordinators at the Coast Guard Seventh District command center in Miami received a report at approximately 4 p.m. from the Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos operations center (OPBAT) from a good Samaritan that a 35-foot fishing vessel burst into flames and exploded. The good...

Coast Guard and Washington DOE investigate vessel explosion in Sequim Bay

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Washington Dept. of Ecology responded to a vessel explosion that occurred at the John Wayne Marina in Sequim Bay, Wash., at approximately 6 p.m., Tuesday. An approximately 40-foot vessel exploded while moored and sank in the bay. One person was pulled from the wreckage and airlifted, by an Airlift Northwest helicopter crew, to Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle....