Coast Guard and DNR rescue 2 people near St. Catherines Sound

Coast Guard and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Rescue two people near St Catherines Sound — U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard an Air Station Savannah, Georgia, MH-65D helicopter taxi to their ramp at Hunter Army Airfield after a training flight Mar. 15, 2020. Air Station Savannah’s area of responsibility extends from the norther border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, or approximately 450 nautic miles.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boat crew rescue two people from a sailing vessel was taking water 2 nautic miles offshore of St. Catherines Sound, the past Monday.

A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery (SRR) helicopter aircrew hoisted a woman from the sailing vessel Garden of Eden and Georgia Department of Natural Resources boat crew removed a man.

Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a report from a commercial salvage company at 11:55 a.m., stating a 47-foot sailing vessel was taking on water and they were losing communication with the sailing vessel.

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew transported the woman to Hunter Army Airfield, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources boat crew transported the man to a local boat ramp.

The @uscoastguard assisted 2 people whose sailing vessel was taking on water two miles offshore of St. Catherines Sound, Oct. 26, 2020, near St. Catherines Island, Georgia.
The person was transported to Hunter Army Airfield.@USCG #AirSta Savannah video. pic.twitter.com/UuAZLHbyOq
— Hlcopters (@hlcopters) October 28, 2020

The Coast Guard and Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rescue two people whose sailing vessel was taking on water two miles offshore of St. Catherines Sound, Oct. 26, 2020, near St. Catherines Island, Georgia. The person was transported to Hunter Army Airfield.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah video.

The vessel was salvaged.

No injuries were reported.

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