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Don’t Hit the Bridge!

Episode 9

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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt Bill Diehl shares the story of the ‘Rickmers Seoul’, a 360 ft long cargo ship that was washed toward a freeway bridge during Hurricane Ike in 2008.

He also provides an overview of the role of the Coast Guard in protecting the Port of Houston and the Houston Ship Channel. 


Citations:

https://www.chron.com/business/article/In-midst-of-Ike-tugboats-prevailed-in-Houston-1543253.php#photo-1140765