Tugs sink, drillship grounds as Hurricane Harvey slams Texas

摘要

U.S. Coast Guard air crews rescued at least 27 mariners from vessels that grounded or sank near Port Aransas, Texas during Hurricane Harvey in late August. Casualties requiring rescues included the 4,400-hp tugboat Signet Enterprise, which sank on Aug. 26 after the drillship it was assisting broke free from its moorings during the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The drill-ship, DPDS1, grounded twice after breaking loose.