Tugboats

Sonat Pipeline Explosion Offshore LA Injures 5

Five boat crewman were burned severely Wednesday night whentheir two tugboats apparently ran smack into a Sonat feeder lineabout six miles east of Venice, LA, causing a rupture and a largeexplosion. The injured crewman had to be airlifted to theUniversity of Alabama’s regional burn center. The fire was put outby about 11 p.m.

July 7, 2000