So now it’s time to send the Texas Clipper to the bottom. She’s been towed to a site about 17 miles east of Port Isabel, and the scuttling contractor is getting her ready.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A World War II ship that served for decades as a training vessel for Texas A&M University sea cadets was sunk in open waters off the Texas coast Saturday, launching its new ...

When she is finally sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico Nov. 15, the USTS (United States Training Ship) Texas Clipper will go down in history as the artificial reef that almost wasn't. The ...

The original Texas Clipper -- which trained future sea-farers for 30 years at the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston -- is almost ready for her final voyage. In a few weeks, they'll sink her ...

After nearly 30 years as a training vessel for students at A&M-Galveston, the Texas Clipper on November 17 will be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico for use as an artificial reef. Texas has done the same ...

The Texas Clipper II is a 394-ft. training ship that serves as Texas A&M-Galveston's "floating classroom." It is owned by the U.S. Maritime Administration, which ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A ship that over the past six decades brought World War II troops to Iwo Jima, ferried the well-to-do across the Atlantic, and gave maritime cadets their sea legs will spend ...

If all goes as planned, the beloved Texas Clipper will begin the fourth and final stage of its life early Saturday, when it is scheduled to be sunk 17 nautical ...

Goliad paddling trail, laser technology and rock art, Texas Clipper’s final port of call.