U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Felix Ortiz Rivera.
MIAMI – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew conducted the rescue of three boaters after their 26-foot vessel lost propulsion and was drifting toward a reef in Gilligans Island, off Guánica, Puerto Rico. Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Once on the scene, the Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer and hoisted the boaters using a rescue basket.
No injuries were reported.
The three boaters were transported to Ponce Mercedita Airport. The vessel was towed by a good Samaritan to a local marina and is not a hazard to navigation.
No injuries were reported and their vessel was transported back to shore.
U.S. Coast Guard video.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.
U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
The owner aboard the 26-foot boat radioed Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders over VHF channel 16 at approximately 4:50 p.m., reporting the vessel was disabled and drifting toward a reef.
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