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Dredge Burns After Striking Natural Gas Pipeline

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Dredge Burns After Striking Natural Gas Pipeline

April 23, 2018

A dredge working in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) near Matagorda Bay and the Port O’Connor (Texas) Jetties struck a natural gas pipeline April 17, igniting gas from the pipeline… Read More

Dredge Tender Sinks Near Matagorda Ship Channel

March 9, 2021

A 20-foot Mike Hooks dredge tender sank March 1 near buoy 30 in the Matagorda Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi soon thereafter established a safety zone for… Read More

Barge Groundings Hamper Navigation On Western GIWW

December 16, 2019

Navigation on the western Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was hampered for at least a week following the sinking of two barges near Mile 510.5 WHL (west of Harvey Lock), just… Read More