1 fisherman killed, two missing after boat collision in Galveston

One fisherman was killed and two others are missing after their fishing boat collided with a chemical tanker Tuesday off the coast of Galveston, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The collision happened when the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride ran into the 600-foot chemical tanker Bow Fortune in foggy conditions near the Galveston jetties around 3:35 p.m. The fishing vessel capsized, sending four of its crew overboard.

The Houston-Galveston Coast Guard sector issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched two Station Galveston response boat crews to the scene.

Two of the fishermen were pulled from the water by the crew of a good Samaritan vessel and a response boat crew from the Galveston Coast Guard station.

One of the fishermen pulled from the water was unresponsive. The crew administered CPR before transferring him to EMS personnel. The Coast Guard was later notified by the medical examiner’s office that the fishermen had died, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman.

The other man pulled from the water was transferred to University of Texas Medical Branch hospital Tuesday evening.

The search for the remaining two fishermen is ongoing and the cause of the collision is under investigation.

The Coast Guard, Galveston Island Beach Patrol, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office and multiple good Samaritan vessels are involved in the search.

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