Marine Dense Fog — High Is To Freeport Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
2020-01-14 · High Is To Freeport Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
3
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
Event narrative
Six hundred foot tanker and boat collided about 1.5 miles offshore near East Beach. Three fatalities, one injury. Fog was reducing visibility over the waters.
Wider weather episode
Boaters were killed when a tanker crashed into their vessel. Dense fog may have been a contributing factor.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 897962. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.