4 people missing after pipeline explosion at port in Texas Authorities say a dredging vessel at a Texas port hit a natural gas pipeline, sparking an explosion that sent six people to the hospital and left four others missingCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A dredging vessel at a Texas port hit a natural gas pipeline Friday, sparking an explosion that sent six people to the hospital and left four others missing, authorities said. The explosion happened at about 8 a.m. in the Port of Corpus Christi when the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd struck a submerged pipeline, Coast Guard Lt. Marina Lawrence said. The Port of Corpus Christi said in a statement that it was a natural gas pipeline. Four of those people were missing, six were taken to hospitals and eight were uninjured, she said. Greg Abbott issued a statement saying that the state was working closely with authorities in the area.

Source: ABC News August 21, 2020 14:44 UTC