PHOTO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard investigates uninspected passenger vessel allision in Intracoastal Waterway

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

Coast Guard investigates uninspected passenger vessel allision in Intracoastal Waterway

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is investigating an uninspected passenger vessel allision with a Coast Guard day beacon with five passengers aboard resulting in multiple injuries Sunday.

The public should be aware of these charter vessel requirements:

• Any person operating a vessel with passengers for hire is required to have a current U.S. Coast Guard Credential and Texas License Guide. The operators are required to have the credentials onboard with them so they are able to provide it when asked.
• The crew should be enrolled in a drug-testing program.
• If the vessel experiences a marine accident, such as a fire, flooding, grounding, loss of propulsion, collision with another vessel, allision with a fixed object, pollution discharge, or an injury or death while you are aboard, the vessel owner/operator is required to report it to the Coast Guard.
• Navigation lights should be displayed in accordance with the Rules of the Road, Navigation Rule 23.

If a vessel is chartered that does not comply with these or other requirements, the Coast Guard should be notified at (361) 533-2873.

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