A dog was found trapped inside a shipping container on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, when four marine inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston were randomly selecting containers for inspection at the Bayport Terminal at the Port of Houston. The officers heard barking and scratching from inside a stacked shipping container. Coast Guard officials later determined the dog, named Connie, had been trapped inside for at least eight days without food or water.