Rescuers Recover Two Bodies in Texas Offshore Explosion

Rescuers Recover Two Bodies in Texas Offshore Explosion
A dredge on fire in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, in Texas, on Aug. 21, 2020. Courtesy of U.S. Costal Guard
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The bodies of two of four workers missing after a dredging vessel caught fire and sank in Corpus Christi, Texas, harbor were recovered on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Four workers on the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd went missing on Friday after the vessel caught fire in the Corpus Christi ship channel. The search for the other two missing employees is continuing, Coast Guard officials said.