Coast Guard responds to barge fire near Port Aransas, Texas

TX, UNITED STATES

10.20.2017

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

The tug and barge vessel Buster Bouchard on fire three miles off the Port Aransas, Texas jetties, Oct. 20, 2017. Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a mayday from the captain of the tug vessel over Channel 16 who reported that the barge attached to his tug was on fire and two crewmembers were unaccounted for. U.S. Coast Guard video.

• Date Taken: 10.20.2017
• Date Posted: 10.20.2017 16:39
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 559707
• VIRIN: 171020-G-G0108-1022
• Filename: DOD_104987160
• Length: 00:00:50
• Location: TX, US