The US Coast Guard received a report regarding an oil platform fire that broke out approximately three miles offshore of Corpus Christi, on Wednesday, March 7.
The US Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report about a Magellan owned platform on fire and launched a Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-foot Response Boast-Medium boat crew to the area.
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After the response boat arrived on scene, the crew established a 200-yard safety zone. There were no persons aboard the platform at the time of the fire and at approximately and the response boat crew reported the fire was out.
A team of firefighters, arrived on the platform as well, and confirmed the fire was out, as well as no visible signs of pollution.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
