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Man aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship near Galveston medevaced by Coast Guard
HOUSTON, Texas — The Coast Guard medavaced an 85-year-old man from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Sunday night. The ship was 24 miles off Galveston, Texas when the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were requested at 6:30 p.m. Crew members on the Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas...
Texas bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island reopened after barge collision
HOUSTON (AP) — A bridge near Galveston, Texas, that was damaged last week when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat has reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic after safety inspections deemed it safe, officials said. The barge crashed into a pillar supporting the Pelican Island Causeway...
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