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On Monday, November 25, 2019, the United States Coast Guard shutdown service operations of 23 New York ferries. The suspension was mandated by Coast Guard officials over ever-increasing concerns about safety issues associated with these boats. The shutdown of New York ferries because of serious safety concerns is only the latest problem associated with passenger-carrying boats and ships in the United States. These include everything from the horrific duck boat accident that took the lives of all on board to…

A second explosion rocked a refinery in Port Neches, Texas, Wednesday afternoon, about 12 hours after an initial blast injured three people, shattered windows and caused property damage in a 10-mile radius around the plant, and sent an ever-growing plume of black smoke into the air. The afternoon explosion resulted in an expansion of a mandatory evacuation zone around the Port Neches refinery from a half mile to four miles. Law enforcement officials from the state are enforcing the mandatory…

The University of North Carolina University Medical Center went on lockdown early Monday morning, November 25, during a week when families across the country are focused on preparations for Thanksgiving. Sadly, not all people are thankful during this time of year as a result of tragedies that befall their families and other loved ones. On Monday morning, a man and woman were in the medical center parking lot, a place where few people would think that their lives were in…

A tremendous explosion in the middle of the night blew out windows in at least a 10-mile radius in and around Port Neches, Texas. The explosion occurred at about 1:00 a.m. at the TPC Group Port Neches Operations center in a processing unit of the refinery plant. Although located in Port Neches, the refinery is also near Beaumont and Nederland. It is situated 95 miles east of Houston. By dawn, emergency personnel responding to the scene reported that three people…

Three Injured In Texas Refinery Explosion An early morning explosion at a refinery in southeast Texas has sent three workers to a local hospital. Initial reports indicate that one worker was transported to a Houston hospital with a burn injury but the other two workers were being treated relatively minor injuries and were expected to be treated and released by a local hospital. The explosion occurred shortly after 1:00 am at the TPC Group facility in Port Neches. According to…