Tag: Port Mansfield

Following a nearly 20 hour search, the Coast Guard on Tuesday suspended its efforts to find a 19-year-old man who was swept out to sea near Port Mansfield.

PORT MANSFIELD — Ron Mills, general manager of the Willacy County Navigation District, responded to some of the allegations made by a group of Port Mansfield residents who say the lifestyle of the idyllic fishing village they call home will be ruined by development of a shipping container port.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six non-citizens stranded near Port Mansfield.

Texas Game Wardens, as usual, were busy over the Fourth of July holiday.

PORT MANSFIELD — The $19 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project that freed some boats from potentially being marooned in the harbor has had some pleasant consequences.

Federal authorities say a man caught on the Padre Island National Seashore told Border Patrol agents he was trying to disrupt a smuggling attempt...

Anglers across Texas are gearing up for Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 5. The first Saturday in June each year allows Texans to fish...

CORPUS CHRISTI — The Coast Guard medevacked a 52-year-old mariner aboard a fishing vessel near Port Mansfield Saturday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders were notified...

A passenger on a paddleboat remained missing Sunday near Port Mansfield as the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies continued to search. Coast Guard officials...

PORT MANSFIELD — With the channel silting up at times to just three feet, there were times offshore fishing boats, commercial trawlers and sailboats...