Coast Guard staffs reacted to the dredge fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel,Aug 21, 2020. A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter staff was released to the scene, lifted 2 hurt crewmembers, as well as moved them to Corpus Christi Medical Center -Bay Area [U.S. Coast Guard photo]
Coast Guard staffs as well as companion firms proceeded contamination as well as salvage feedback Sunday, complying with a fire as well as surge that shook the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday after the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd struck an immersed pipe. The bodies of 2 of the dredge’s staff participants were consequently recuperated. Two various other bodies were recuperated today.
Dive as well as salvage procedures started at around 10 a.m., Sunday, as well as are continuous.
An item of the sunken dredging vessel lay in the center of the network as well as was the other day in the procedure of being securely eliminated.
The Texas General Land Office, state lead for seaside oil spill feedback, gets on scene as well as is functioning to recognize as well as safeguard Texas natural deposits as well as make sure the spill is consisted of.
Approximately 1,600 gallons of gasoline has actually been eliminated from the water as well as 680 gallons of diesel fuel/water was skimmed overnight.
The reason for the case is under examination.
“The Captain of the Port has reopened the Corpus Christi Ship Channel with certain restrictions from Chemical Basin to Viola Basin,” claimed Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer, Port ofCorpus Christi “While the search and rescue mission for the lost crewmen of the Waymon L Boyd has concluded, the suffering of the injured crew members and the families of those lost still endures. Our heartfelt prayers are with them all. The Port of Corpus Christi and the Incident Management Team continues the recovery and salvage of the vessel in partnership with [the owner of the dredge] Orion Marine Group, and we thank the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas General Land Office as well as our local, state and federal elected officials for their leadership during this tragic incident.”
UPDATE: 2 EVEN MORE BODIES RECOUPED
In an upgrade launched Monday, UNITED STATE Coast Guard 8th District reported that Coast Guard as well as salvage staffs had actually currently recuperated the bodies of both staying crewmembers after recouping a section of the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd from the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Corpus Christi, Texas.
All missing out on crewmembers are currently represented as well as the family members have actually been informed.
The part of the dredging vessel lay in the center of the network throughout diving procedures Sunday.
