1/2 mile oil sheen after fire aboard the fishing vessel Master D. Potential onboard is 23,000 gallons of diesel and 300 gallons lube oil 40 miles east of Port Isabel, Texas

The fishing vessel Master D on fire approximately 40 miles east of Port Isabel, Texas, Aug. 31, 2018. All three crewmembers from the fishing vessel were rescued by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Coho after activating the vessel’s emergency position-indicating radio beacon. U.S. Coast Guard photo.


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September 2, 2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – 

The fishing vessel Master D sank 58 miles from Port Isabel, Texas, Saturday at a depth of approximately 380-feet after burning for two days.

Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Brownsville investigation officers and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the incident.

The Coast Guard opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund in anticipation of mitigating any pollution threat to the environment. The incident is categorized as a major marine casualty.

An estimated 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 400 gallons of lube oil were onboard the vessel when it sank. No anticipated impacts to the shoreline are expected due to the distance offshore and the forecasted weather over the next several days.

The 68-foot Master D is a 122-gross ton fishing vessel homeported out of the Brownsville Shrimp Basin.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Coho rescued the three-man crew from a life raft Friday after the fishermen activated their emergency position indicating radio beacon. MSD Brownsville personnel were deployed and coordinated initial response efforts.

“The vessel had all the proper firefighting and lifesaving equipment onboard when the fire occurred,” said Chief Warrant Officer Steve Kilgore, Marine Safety Detachment Brownsville marine inspector. “This played a major role in ensuring the safe retrieval of the fishermen.”

An overflight shows the area where the fishing vessel Master D sank approximately 58 miles from Port Isabel, Texas, Sept. 1, 2018, after burning for two days.  U.S. Coast Guard photo.


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F/V Master D

40 miles east of Port Isabel, Texas | 2018-Aug-31

Initial Notification:



On August 31, 2018, the NOAA SSC was contacted by USCG Sector Corpus Christie regarding a fire aboard the FV Master D. Potential onboard is 23,000 gallons of diesel and 300 gallons lube oil. The incident occurred approx 38 miles offshore. It was reported that there is a 1/2 mile sheen behind the vessel. USCG is requesting a Trajectory and potential resources at risk. 

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August 31, 2018 

Gulf of Mexico 

The Coast Guard rescued three crewmembers from a life raft after their fishing vessel caught fire approximately 40 miles east of Port Isabel, Texas, Friday morning. 

Eighth Coast Guard District watchstanders in New Orleans received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert from the fishing vessel Master D, which provided an approximate location of the vessel.

Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Coho to the location. 

The Coho crew located the fishing vessel on fire, as well as the three-person crew in a life raft nearby and transferred them aboard the cutter.

Involuntary manslaughter charges have been filed against Michael Sommer, 41, the owner of LC General Engineering and Construction Inc.; Ramiro Peña, 48, a foreman; and Manuel Silao, 59, a project manager when Maurilio Rojas, 54, of Richmond, died Jan. 28, 2016, after he was crushed by a steamroller at a work site at 18th Avenue and Vicente Street.

Maurilio Rojas, crushed to death by a steamroller

June 3, 1961 - February 14, 2016
Born in Zacatecas, Mexico
Resided in Richmond, CA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 

Involuntary manslaughter charges have been filed against two East Bay men and the owner of a San Francisco construction company in the 2016 steamroller death of another employee at a building site, authorities said Wednesday.

According to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, charges were filed Tuesday against Michael Sommer, 41, of Pacifica, the owner of LC General Engineering and Construction Inc.; Ramiro Peña, 48, of Dublin, a foreman; and Manuel Silao, 59, of Richmond, a project manager. The company also was formally charged.

When reached Wednesday, Silao declined to comment on the incident and deferred comment to Sommer, who could not be reached. Peña also could not be reached.


Maurilio Rojas, 54, of Richmond, died Jan. 28, 2016, after he was crushed by a steamroller at a work site at 18th Avenue and Vicente Street.

The three men and the business also were charged with violating the state labor code for not properly supervising others, resulting in the death of an employee.

According to the district attorney’s office, the defendants “all contributed to permitting a worker who was not qualified to operate a heavy roller at the worksite. The employee had not previously operated a steamroller or received the proper training to do so, and was operating the machinery at the direction of his employer. The operator lost control of the roller and ran over the victim.”

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón said in a release that “[w]hen businesses ignore regulations designed to create safe workplaces, they put their employees and the community at risk. The stakes are high, and the volume of construction underway in San Francisco requires these companies to take the precautions necessary to mitigate the risk of injury.” 

According to officials, the men appeared in court Tuesday and were released on their own recognizance. Peña was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday; Sommer on Thursday; and Silao and the company both on Sept. 24.

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Bay City News -

(BCN) -- 

A construction worker was seriously injured Thursday while working on a city road project in San Francisco's Parkside neighborhood.

Firefighters called to the area of 18th Avenue and Vicente Street at 12:10 p.m. found a 50-year-old male construction worker laying next to a construction vehicle in need of emergency medical aid, according to fire

department spokesman Jonathan Baxter.

Police spokesman Gordon Shyy said the construction worker was run over by a construction roller at the site.

The man was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with serious injuries. Baxter said he was able to speak to paramedics when he arrived at the hospital, but could not provide further updates on his condition.

The man was working on a city road project and employed by contractor LC General Engineering and Construction, Inc.

Department of Public Works spokeswoman Rachel Gordon said the project involves street base repair work in the area of Vicente Street and Ocean Avenue. She said she was not aware of any previous issues with the project or contractor.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with this worker and his loved ones," Gordon said.

Police and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health will be investigating the incident. Cal OSHA spokeswoman Jules Bernstein confirmed her agency had been called to the scene. She said the contractor has had no reportable incidents or complaints in the agency's database in the past five years.

A call to LC General for comment was not returned.

Sean Burlingame, 7, died in a massive house fire in Wappinger, New York. The other five people in the house were able to escape before the arrival of emergency personnel.

 Sean Burlingame, 7, (right) died in a massive house fire in Wappinger, New York. The other five people in the house were able to escape before the arrival of emergency personnel.

Shane, in the blue shirt, and Sean Burlingame, in the grey, entering Khazad Dum to avenge the death of Balin son of Fundin Lord of Moria. May the Balrog and minions of Sauron beware. lol. No it's the Ice Caves at Sam's Point. 

Friday, August 31, 2018 

 

WAPPINGER, Dutchess County (WABC) -- 

 

A 7-year-old boy died early Friday in a house fire that tore through a home in Dutchess County.

The flames broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at the home on 26 Relyea Terrace in Wappinger.
First responders were told a child may still be inside, and state troopers made entry without protective fire gear but were unable to locate the child due to extensive fire and smoke.

Fire personnel in fire gear made re-entry from a ladder extended to a bedroom window, and an assistant fire chief was able to crawl along the floor and locate the unconscious child and remove him from the house through the window.

The child, identified as Sean Burlingame, was transported to Vassar Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The other five occupants of the home were able to safely escape.
One of the police officers who made entry to the house was transported to Vassar Hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and remains under investigation.

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Emergency responders rushed to the scene of the fire in Dutchess County at 26 Relyea Terrace in the town of Wappinger at around 5:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31.

WAPPINGER, NY -


When state police arrived at the home engulfed in flames, they heard chilling news.

A child might be inside.

Troopers tried to get in the house after arriving at 5:22 a.m. Friday, but didn't have protective gear to deal with the "extensive fire and smoke," according to a police statement.

“It seemed impossible to get in there with all the smoke, but police were really trying,” said Dan Tierney, who lives across the street from the Relyea Terrace home.

Tierney said the fire started out very smoky before the flames rose.

New Hackensack firefighters entered the house via ladder through a bedroom window. A Fishkill village firefighter was able to crawl along the floor and find 7-year-old Sean Burlingame. The firefighter took the unconscious child from the house through a window, police said.

Sean was taken to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Five other occupants escaped the building prior to emergency responders arriving.

“The mother was really distraught,” Tierney said. “The ambulance workers were trying to help her as best they could.”

A trooper was also taken to Vassar Brothers for treatment of smoke inhalation, according to police.

Call for help

Neighbor Rene Mischel heard someone banging on the side of her house around 5:10 a.m.

“I thought it was my husband, since he just left for work,” she said. “But it was someone from next door calling for help.”

Mischel, who lives across the street from the house that caught fire, said she called 911 at 5:14 a.m.

“After I called, I went to see if I could help at all,” she said.

“I saw the fire from the back, but it’s hard to see through all the trees,” she said. “But then the flames engulfed the one side of it. I just don’t understand how this happened.”

A 7-year-old boy died in a fire that ravaged this Wappinger home early Friday. (Photo: Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie Journal)

The cause of the fire is under investigation by state and Dutchess County fire investigators, along with state police.

The home prior to the fire


'Breaks my heart'

On Friday evening, workers continued to board up windows of the house and holes created by the fire.

Janice Bocchino, who lives three houses down from the property, said she didn’t hear the fire but found out about it later in the morning.

Bocchino said the neighborhood is close knit and the fire was a tragedy.

“It shows you just how fast you can lose everything,” she said. “Breaks my heart.”

1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge moored at Flint Hills East Dock near Corpus Christi, Texas

Coast Guard responds to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas 

August 31st, 2018


CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — 

Coast Guard crews are responding to an oil spill from an overloaded barge moored at Flint Hills East Dock near Corpus Christi, Thursday evening.

An estimated 1,176 gallons of oil was discharged.

Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Incident Management Division, along with Corpus Christi Oil Spill Association, Flint Hills and barge crews, are currently on scene and in the process of clean up efforts. Boom has been placed around the barge, including absorbent pads.

A sheen was reported with an estimated length and width of 100 by 450-yards.
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More than 1,000 gallons of oil spilled near Flint Hills East Dock
The United States Coast Guard is reporting that an estimated 1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge. The incident happened Thursday evening near the Flint Hills East Dock.


Author: KIII Staff

August 31, 2018

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) —

Several agencies are responding to a major oil spill near the Port of Corpus Christi. The United States Coast Guard is reporting that an estimated 1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge. The incident happened Thursday evening near the Flint Hills East Dock.

Representatives with the U.S. Coast Guard's Incident Management Division, Corpus Christi Oil Spill Association, Flint Hills and crew members from the barge were on the scene to help with clean-up efforts.  

The Coast Guard says a sheen of about 100 yards by 450 yards could be seen. Crews placed boom in the water and around the barge to contain the spill.

There is no word on how long the clean-up will take.

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Here's the latest on the cleanup of oil spill in Corpus Christi Bay
Monica Lopez, Corpus Christi Caller Times Published 12:26 p.m. CT Aug. 31, 2018 | Updated 4:07 p.m. CT Aug. 31, 2018


The Coast Guard invited local agencies to participate in an oil spill training. Mark Young/Caller-Times

(Photo: Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times)


More than 1,100 gallons of oil spilled into Corpus Christi Bay on Thursday evening.

Coast Guard reported Friday crews were responding to the spill at the Flint Hills East Dock near Corpus Christi, a release states.

Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi Incident Management Division, along with Corpus Christi Oil Spill Association, Flint Hills and barge crews are in the process of cleaning the spill.

Boom has been placed around the barge, including absorbent pads.

The release states an estimated 1,176 gallons was discharged from an overloaded barge. A sheen was reported with an estimated length and width of 100 by 450-yards.

Former Hamtramck, Michigan, Police Officer Ryan McInerney, 42, Indicted for Excessive Use of Force, Obstruction of Justice, and Firearms Offenses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Former Hamtramck, Michigan, Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Use of Force, Obstruction of Justice, and Firearms Offenses

The Department of Justice today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan returned a six-count indictment charging former Hamtramck, Michigan, police officer Ryan McInerney, 42, with civil rights violations, obstruction of justice, and firearms offenses in connection with two civilian arrests on July 22, 2014. McInerney is charged with violating two civilians’ civil rights when he assaulted them with a pistol without justification during separate arrests on the same night. The indictment further charges McInerney with two counts of using a firearm during and in relation to the civil rights offenses, as well as with writing false reports to cover up his excessive uses of force. As a result of the assaults, one of the civilians suffered broken facial bones and lacerations requiring stitches, and the other civilian suffered broken teeth, among other injuries.

The civil rights charges carry a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each offense. The obstruction charges carry a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each offense. The firearms charges carry a mandatory minimum, consecutive sentence of five to seven years in prison for each offense.

This case is being investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frances Lee Carlson of the Eastern District of Michigan and Trial Attorney Risa Berkower of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.