Coast Guard staffs and also companion firms proceed air pollution and also salvage action Sunday for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dive and also salvage procedures started at roughly 10 a.m., Sunday, and also are recurring.
An item of the dredging vessel lay in the center of the network and also remains in the procedure of being gotten rid of securely.
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The Texas General Land Office, state lead for seaside oil spill action, gets on scene functioning to recognize and also shield Texas natural deposits and also guarantee the spill is included.
Approximately 1,600 gallons of gasoline has actually been gotten rid of from the water and also 680 gallons of diesel fuel/water was skimmed overnight.
The reason for the occurrence is under examination.
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“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 for the 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 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.”
USCG Update:
The Coast Guard has actually suspended its search Saturday for 2 missing out on team participants from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd.
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The bodies of 2 of the missing out on team participants were recouped at roughly 2 a.m. and also 10:45 a.m.,Saturday Two team participants stay missing out on.
“Our Coast Guard crews worked intently alongside state and local partners to locate the two crew members who remained missing, but unfortunately, we were unable to locate them,” claimedCapt Edward Gaynor, leader, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi “The decision to suspend a search is never easy and a lot of factors are considered before suspending a search. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the friends and families of the missing crew members during this difficult time.”
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Involved in the search were:
- Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi
- Coast Guard Station Port Aransas
- Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Corpus Christi
- Coast Guard Cutter Chinook
- Coast Guard Cutter Manta
- Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon
- Port Police Department Marine Units
- Harbormaster’s Office
- Security Command Center
At 8:12 a.m. Friday, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders obtained records from witnesses explaining a fire in the Port ofCorpus Christi A Coast Guard helicopter team saved 2 hurt team participants and also 4 continued to be absent. The fire onboard the dredging vessel was snuffed out at roughly 10 p.m. Friday after the vessel disintegrated and also sunk.
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