Update 3: Unified Command responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas 

 

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas Office: (361) 438-0176 PA Detachment Texas online newsroom

Update 3: Unified Command responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas

 

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Unified Command consisting of Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office and RLB Contracting Inc., continues to respond to a gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas, Wednesday.
 
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a mayday Tuesday evening from the captain of the dredging barge Jonathon King Boyd, who reported the vessel was on fire after hitting a gas pipeline while conducting dredging operations. Genesis Energy owns the pipeline.
 
T&T Marine Salvage personnel confirmed the fire onboard the Jonathon King Boyd is extinguished and are reviewing salvage plans to transit the dredging barge to Port Lavaca for removal of fuel and to complete a damage assessment.
 
The natural gas pipeline fire has been extinguished and divers are preparing to assess the damage to secure and repair the pipeline.
 
A one-mile safety zone remains in effect around the dredge. The Intracoastal Waterway remains closed to traffic from mile marker 468 to mile marker 474 to include the Matagorda Ship Channel from the jetties to seven nautical miles inside the bay.
 
For more information contact Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi public affairs at 361-438-0176.
 

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Update 2: Unified Command responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas 

Update: Unified Command responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas

Coast Guard responds to gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas

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