On 13 July 1994 Senior Chief James A. Pavini and Chief Charles R. Blome, Jr., Marine Inspectors from MSU Galveston, were two of four passengers aboard a contract helicopter on their way to inspect a merchant vessel underway at sea off Galveston, Texas. The helicopter, an Aerospatiale AS-350B1, leased by Sea-Link Helicopters, crashed into the Gulf, killing all four passengers. The pilot was the only survivor.
| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Pavini, J. A. | BMCS | MSU Galveston, TX | 7/13/1994 |
| Bloome, C. R. | MSTC | MSU Galveston, TX | 7/13/1994 |