Good Samaritans rescued four other people from the water after their boat capsized and went under about half a mile east of the Lynchburg Ferry, the USCG said.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Coast Guard and other local, state and federal agencies are searching for a missing person who was on board a tugboat that sank in the Houston Ship Channel Friday afternoon.
Five people from the boat were in the water after it capsized and went under about half a mile east of the Lynchburg Ferry.
Coast Guard Commander Michael Cortese said four were quickly rescued by good Samaritans and they’re expected to be OK but the fifth person hasn’t been found.
They have boats and helicopters searching for the fifth person near the south end of the Lynchburg Ferry.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Houston Police Department sent boats and dive teams to join the search. Cortese said Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Army Corps of Engineers are also helping.
“This is a multi-level response operation,” Cortese said. “We’re all engaged to locate the missing individual and keep the water safe and all the traffic away from here so no harm can come to other boaters.”
Cortese said the “Miss Peggy” tugboat capsized and went under down around 2 p.m.
He said an investigation would be done to determine why the boat sank once the search and recovery mission ended.
The search hasn’t affected ferry operations.
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