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Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Pensacola, Florida

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Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Pensacola, Florida. MH-65 Dolphin Air Station New Orleans. HH-65 Dolphin Air Station New Orleans.
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U.S. Coast Guard photo by PAC Veronica Bandrowsky.

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard assisted a vessel, Liberty Call, in distress that was taking on water offshore Pensacola, Florida, Thursday.​

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a distress call at about 1 a.m from the recreational vessel Liberty Call, which had struck a submerged object and was taking on water, with two passengers and a dog on board.

A Coast Guard Station Pensacola 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene and was able to get the flooding under control. The crew used a portable pump to maintain safe water levels, and towed the vessel to Lost Key Marina.

Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Pensacola, Florida. USCGC Ridley. Coast Guard Cutter Ridley.
Archive image: Coast Guard Cutter Ridley, a patrol boat homeported in Montauk, N.Y., steams toward Sandy Hook, N.J., to conduct a law enforcement patrol there.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson.

«The Coast Guard recommends that anyone who believes their vessel is in distress should​ immediately​ don​ life jackets,» said Lt. Cmdr. Corrie Sergent, search and rescue mission coordinator at Sector Mobile. «When the vessel began taking on water, the people onboard put their lifejackets on. They also​ had an emergency plan to use their life raft, which​ would have been key to their survival if the situation worsened.”

Involved in the response:

  • A Coast Guard Station Pensacola 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew
  • Coast Guard Cutter Ridley boat crew
A Coast Guard Station Pensacola 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew assists the recreational vessel Liberty Call, offshore Pensacola, Florida, May 7, 2020. The Liberty Call was taking on water before the boat crew arrived on scene, secured the flooding, and towed the vessel to harbor.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Knight.

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