The aircrew from Air Station Atlantic City regularly trains with members from Station New York to ensure Coast Guard men and women are ready to respond when called upon.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue three mariners from a grounded pleasure craft near the entrance of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, on Sunday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a report via VHF channel 16 from the 36-foot pleasure craft Phyllis II stating that the vessel ran aground near the entrance to Little Egg Harbor.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay dispatched a 29-foot Response Boat Small –II boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City to the scene. The boatcrew was unable to approach the Phyllis II due to low tide.
An MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City was launched to the scene. The rescue swimmer was deployed, the crew hoisted the three mariners and transported them to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.
The rescue helicopter aircrew hoisted the three mariners and transported them to Air Station Atlantic City.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
“Situations like this emphasize the importance of using Channel 16 as an effective way to seek help in times of distress,” said Chief Petty Officer Charles Osenbach, the command duty officer in the Sector Delaware Bay command center, “We encourage mariners to be prepared at all times when on the water.”
Plans to salvage the vessel are in progress.
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