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  • ABC Radio - Tugboat captain pushing a barge - stuck between Beaumont and Port Arthur

    09/23/2005 5:56:29 PM PDT · by keithtoo · 11 replies · 464+ views
    ABC - radio ^ | 09-23-05 | ABC radio
    Just heard on KLBJ Austin, a report on a tug captain who left Houston and headed east to Baton Rouge to avoid Hurricane Rita which was supposed to land at Port Lavaca, TX - west of Houston.Now Rita is headed straight for Beaumont-Port Arthur and this poor guy is stuck with a tug boat and a 180 foot barge in between SHUT DOWN locks in the Port Arthur area.They shut down the navigation in Port Arthur and now this poor soul has nowhere to go and he has a Cat 4 Hurricane heading towards him! Even if you are not...
  • Man killed when boulder rolls into highway

    01/04/2003 10:05:37 PM PST · by adaven · 12 replies · 250+ views
    Nevada Appeal ^ | January 4, 2003 | Karl Horeis
    Man killed when boulder rolls into highway A man was killed when a 7-1/2 foot boulder rolled into the path of his gray Toyota Corolla on Highway 50 north of Cave Rock Friday night, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Blair Harkleroad. The man was not identified pending notification of next of kin. He was the only person in the four-door car, which had Nevada license plates. The incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. when the round rock dislodged from the hillside above the highway and tumbled down the slope. According to witnesses, the rock came down just as the...