Coast Guard crews locate body of missing tug crewman

Courtesy Photo | A Coast Guard Station Houston rescue boat crew, Harris County Sheriff's Office boat crew and other mariners search for a missing man after the tugboat he was on capsized in the San Jacinto river near I-10 just outside of Houston Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The man's body was located by the Air Station Houston helicopter crew shortly after the search began. U.S. Coast Guard photo.  

HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

04.19.2016

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

HOUSTON — A Coast Guard helicopter crew located the body of the missing tug boat crewman from the capsized Ricky J Leboeuf near the location of the tug on the San Jacinto river Tuesday at 9:47 a.m.

The Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew located the man's body and directed rescue boats to his location, which was a few hundred feet downstream. They recovered the unresponsive man's body and transported him to EMS.

Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston restricted waterway traffic on the San Jacinto at 8:42 a.m. Traffic is prohibited between the red #2 light and the I-10 bridge. Vessels may be allowed to transit the area on a case-by-case basis.

Coast Guard pollution response teams are on scene to evaluate any potential environmental impacts and coordinate with a salvage team that was contracted to recover the tug.

The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the accident.

• Date Taken: 04.19.2016
• Date Posted: 04.19.2016 17:07
• Story ID: 195845
• Location: HOUSTON, TEXAS, US