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San Antonio Bay News

14 Apr 2014

Coast Guard, Texas Parks and Wildlife locate, recover body in San Antonio Bay

missing since Friday morning, in San Antonio Bay. Wildlife Department boatcrew to the location. TP&W recovered the body. Aransas and Air Station Corpus Christi before locating the body Sunday afternoon. “Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences are with the family," said Lt. Cmdr. mission coordinator at Sector Corpus Christi. "We are deeply saddened by the outcome today. are unclear, but boaters need to always be prepared for any situation when out on the water. The body will be turned over to the local sheriff's office for a positive identification. kin at the coroner's office. TP&W continues to investigate the accident. -8100. U.S.

28 May 2004

Coast Guard Rescues Three from Sinking Tug

A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor rescued three men off the sinking tug, Charles Alfred, May 27 in San Antonio Bay, approximately six miles south of Seadrift, Texas.The crew of the Charles Alfred contacted the Coast Guard at 9:25 p.m. and reported that they were sinking. Two boat crews from Station Port O'Connor, Texas, and a helicopter crew from Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, responded. The three crewmembers were safely rescued from the tug and taken to Station Port O'Conner.The Charles Alfred was towing a barge, carrying 9,700 barrels of cyclohexane, alongside when it began to sink. The barge is keeping the tug from completely sinking. Both are in shallow water and are not blocking any ship traffic.