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News Sinking the Texas Clipper It’s taken more than a year of work, but the old U.S. Training Ship Texas Clipper is finally ready to be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico. After three lives covering ...
The Texas Clipper, the largest vessel in the care of the department to be sunk, is expected to become an attraction for divers and fishermen, and to provide an economic boost for the South Padre ...
The Texas Clipper, most recently (1965-1996) a maritime training vessel for Texas A&M University -Galveston, began her life as the USS Queens (APA-103), a WWII transport and attack ship.
Texas has done the same with oil and gas production platforms since the 70s, but after four million dollars and ten years in the making, the Clipper is the longest and largest project to date.
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 ...
Texas-built instruments begin 6-year space journey in hunt for life NASA’s Europa Clipper took off Monday with devices built by Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.
Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas amid new warnings that more rain ...
Texas A&M University at Galveston was officially presented the "M" Award Friday from the U.S. Maritime Administration for outstanding performance and maintenance of the Texas Clipper II, the ...
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 ...
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Goliad paddling trail, laser technology and rock art, Texas Clipper’s final port of call.
The Texas Clipper was scheduled to sink to its final resting place 17 nautical miles offshore and 134 feet under water today as boatloads of fans and media look on.