One person killed and two missing following boating accident off of Galveston, Texas
Modified Date:
Fri, 01/17/2020 - 6:13amAccident Date:
Wednesday, January 15, 20201 killed, 2 missing after fishing boat hits tanker in bay
A member of a fishing boat crew was killed and two others are missing after their 81-foot craft collided with a 600-foot chemical tanker near the entrance to Galveston Bay just off the Texas coast, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
Search suspended days after deadly collision off Texas coast
The Coast Guard and its partners “completed over 10 sorties, searched over nine hours” and covered an area of around 50 square miles (130 square kilometers), but the crew members weren’t found, Cmdr. Jordan Baldueza said Thursday.
Type: Boat Accident
City:
Galveston, TXCounty:
Galveston County, TXArea:
Houston, TX
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