Nasty barge explosion, but no deaths

Captains,

This week's "close call" involved two guys welding on an oil barge. No gas free certificate. No hot work permit. The two guys were lucky. The barge is a total loss.

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INGLESIDE — The Coast Guard reopened the Intracoastal Waterway on Friday and was developing a plan to remove a barge that exploded there the day before, a Texas General Land Office official said.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Coast Guard crews are responding to a barge explosion that occurred at Superior Docks in Ingleside, Thursday.

Two men were treated for minor injuries and released. Bystanders rescued one man, who was thrown into the water when the barge exploded.

A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 3:12 p.m. from the captain of a tugboat, who reported he had just witnessed a major explosion at Superior Docks. The witness stated that the blast was so strong, it blew his boat’s windows out.