Coast Guard captain of the port reopens port of Brownsville

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/29/2017 02:08 PM EDT

united states coast guard 

 News Release  

August 26, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas
Office: (281) 464-4810
After Hours: (832) 293-1293

Coast Guard captain of the port reopens port of Brownsville

HOUSTON - The captain of the port has reopened the Port of Brownsville Saturday.

The port was reopened at approximately 10 a.m., by Capt. Tony Hahn, the captain of the port and incident commander for the Incident Command Post for Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi.

The Coast Guard continues to warn the public to stay in their safe haven and not venture out until their county official deems the area is safe from danger and flooding.

-USCG-