Sunday, May 12, 2013

Sunday Globe Special: Texas Fishing Boat Sinks

"Coast Guard seeks missing fishermen

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard used boats, a helicopter, and airplanes Saturday to search for four fishermen who vanished off the Texas Gulf Coast ­after their boat sank. The Coast Guard received a distress signal from the 50-foot vessel at 3:30 a.m. Friday. The boat began sinking about 115 miles southeast of Galveston. One crew member was rescued (AP)."