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The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. after a tugboat operator pushing two barges lost control of them, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.
Troubles on water near Nixon Beach. Perhaps one of the best-known incidents on the sandbar at Nixon Beach occurred on May 4, 2014, when a 42-foot promotional boat helmed by radio personality DJ ...
Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to call the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922.
At least from the Galveston Island side, entering the water is prohibited, because of safety hazards. [4] [10] Hurricane Ike in September 2008, forever changed the topography of the beach. What was once a driveway and public beach access is now part of the Gulf of Mexico. The land where the bait house of the pier once stood is now permanently ...
The main settlements on the bay include Tiki Island located at the mainland base of the Galveston Causeway, and Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island, just south of Galveston Island State Park. Jamaica Beach, a resort with a population of about 1,075 was found in 1957 on the site of a former Karankawa Indian burial ground. [3] Across the bay from ...
Galveston, Texas, officials plan for a voluntary evacuation of the city to begin at 2 p.m. on September 20. [15] 10 a.m. – A conference call is held between members of the Texas state government and local officials, directing local jurisdictions to follow the state's hurricane preparedness plans. [16]: 11
FWC accident data from 2022, the latest available, shows investigations rarely find alcohol use as a primary factor in marine accidents. In Monroe, two of 92 reported accidents were blamed on alcohol.
Map of Galveston Bay; Galveston Island is at center with Bolivar Peninsula to its northeast.. In 2010 the Texas Governor publicly expressed support for the idea. [1] The Governor's Commission on Disaster Recovery and Renewal recommended that a 6-county (Harris, Galveston, Chambers, Brazoria, Orange and Jefferson) public corporation be established to examine regional approaches to storm surge ...