Four bodies recovered following Corpus Christi channel fire

The bodies of all four dredging vessel crew members killed in Friday’s fire in the ship channel at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas have been recovered. 

The Coast Guard said two bodies were found when a portion of the Waymon L. Boyd was recovered from the channel Monday. Two others were recovered Saturday. 

“We can confirm that all four missing crewmen have been recovered,” Orion Marine Group CEO Mark Stauffer said in a statement Monday afternoon. “We are grateful to the U.S. Coast Guard, the...

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Career Tracks: Coast Guard, Crane Worldwide and Southeastern Freight

Rear Adm. Melissa Bert has been invested as judge advocate general and chief counsel of the U.S. Coast Guard

Bert is the first woman to hold that office.

Bert most recently was the Coast Guard’s director of governmental and public affairs. Previous positions included supporting U.S. engagement with the International Maritime Organization as chief of the Maritime and International Law Office and serving as captain of the port for southeastern Alaska.

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Jason Stretton has...

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