2 bodies found, 2 missing after explosion in Texas port

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texasf (AP) — The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found Saturday following an explosion a day earlier in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Two other crew members of the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd remain missing, the Coast Guard said in a news release.

A Coast Guard helicopter and boats were searching for the missing crew members.

The explosion happened at about 8 a.m. Friday when the dredging vessel struck a submerged pipeline, Coast Guard Lt. Marina Lawrence said. The Port of Corpus Christi has said it was a natural gas pipeline.



In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard crews respond to a dredge on fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Aug. 21, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Authorities say several people have been hospitalized after an explosion at the Texas port when a dredging vessel hit a natural gas pipeline in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)


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[BamaRefugee]

1. Is it just me or is Texas the most explodingest place on Earth?

Seems like it goes BOOM! daily.

[magicarpet]

2. Commercial and industrial safety standards are pretty much ignored and disregarded.

As are environmental considerations.

It is the Yee-Haa state where government should never intercede or impede hyper-capitalism.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Has Dotard declared it an attack yet?

[IronLionZion]

4. Safety regulations are an attack on jobs

so he'll respond by cutting more of these pesky job-killing regulations that libtards love so much because freedom isn't free.

[Karadeniz]

5. Oh, jeez...I hope they learn what caused it.

[Ptah]

6. From the linked article:

The explosion happened at about 8 a.m. Friday when the vessel struck a submerged pipeline, according to the Coast Guard, and Port of Corpus Christi officials said it was a natural gas pipeline.

[iluvtennis]

7. very tragic. hope there are no more casualties. nt

[Talitha]

8. O.M.G.

[usajumpedtheshark]

9. Put those lighters out before you blow us all up!