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Coast Guard MH-60T rescue 2 missing boaters off Samana Cay, Bahamas

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two missing boaters off Samana Cay, Bahamas
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two missing boaters 55 nautical miles offshore Samana Cay, Bahamas.
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MIAMI — Coast Guard aircrews from an MH-60T Jayhawk and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry locate and rescue two missing boaters off the coast of Samana Cay, Bahamas after their vessel became disabled. Monday, May 20, 2024.

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force notified the Coast Guard, Sunday, that two men were reported overdue and were last seen departing Samana Cay, May 15, in an 18-foot recreational vessel.

Aircrews aboard an HC-144 Ocean Sentry plane from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and an MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter forward-deployed from Air Station Clearwater to Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos were launched to assist. The Air Station Miami HC-144 aircrew located the disabled vessel 55 nautical miles from land and dropped a parachute emergency supply kit with food, water, and a radio but the two men were unable to recover the kit.

Upon arriving on scene and multiple failed attempts to initiate communications with the two men, the Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk MRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer. Both men were hoisted to safety aboard the helicopter and transported to Spring Point Airport in the Bahamas.

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two missing boaters from a disabled adrift vessel near Samana Cay, Bahamas, May 20, 2024.
The hoisted  individualwas promptly given electrolytes and water and reported in good health.
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No medical concerns were reported.

«Our success for this case highlights our crews’ teamwork and skills,” said Lt. Scott Kellerman, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T pilot. “Everyone maintained a tight focus and nailed their roles. I’m super proud of how we came together to bring those guys back to safety. It’s moments like these that remind us why we train so hard and why we joined the Coast Guard in the first place.»

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