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Coast Guard assists 2 kayakers stranded by weather near Rockport, Texas

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos
Two members from a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew pose with two kayakers who were assisted after they became stranded due to weather on Grass Island near Rockport, Texas, Nov. 11, 2019.
Two members from a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew pose with two kayakers who were assisted after they became stranded due to weather on Grass Island near Rockport, Texas, Nov. 11, 2019. The kayakers were transferred to emergency medical services personnel and reported to be in stable condition.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assisted two kayakers after they became stranded due to weather on Grass Island near Rockport, Texas, Monday.

At 5:50 p.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report from the Rockport Police Department of two kayakers stranded after weather conditions began to deteriorate on Grass Island. Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew.

The helicopter crew recovered the two kayakers and transferred them to emergency medical services personnel at Aransas County Airport. The kayakers were reported to be in stable condition.

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi,
Archive image: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (April 13, 2019) The crew of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi «rescues» Chief of Naval Air Training Rear Adm. Greg Harris during a search-and-rescue demonstration as part of the Wings Over South Texas Air Show, April 13. Chief of Naval Air Training is responsible for the aviation training for all Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard pilots, naval flight officers, and naval aircrewmen.
U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens.

“With weather conditions deteriorating, we are grateful we were able to assist these two individuals,» said Petty Officer 2nd Class Colby Gay, Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi duty flight mechanic. «We urge mariners to continually monitor the forecast, file a float plan with a family member or friend and ensure they are equipped with the proper safety gear before leaving shore.»

Weather conditions on scene were reported as 29 mph winds, 1-3-foot seas and an air temperature of 45 degrees. 

-USCG-

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