Archive image: A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, flies over the western Atlantic Ocean in support of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT). OPBAT is a multi-agency, multi-country operation aimed at combating drug smuggling in the to and from the U.S., Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson.
MIAMI — A Coast Guard Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue six sailors after their vessel sank about 30 nautical miles north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Coast Guard 7th District (Southeast) watchstanders received a request for assistance from the Dominican Republic Navy, after six people on a raft were rescued by a Carnival Cruise Line vessel. The cruise line reported six additional crew members from the vessel Two Brothers were still missing.
The MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and began conducting search patterns near the sunken vessel’s onboard emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) last reported location and located all six mariners hanging on to debris of the sunken vessel.
The MH-60 Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted all six of the survivors onto the aircraft and transferred them to emergency medical services (EMS) in Puerto Plata.
“The weather conditions were less than ideal,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jeb Slick, the mission’s copilot. “Our crew’s outstanding work ethic and dedication to training led to the successful rescue of these survivors.”
All 12 survivors were reported in good health.
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All six survivors were transferred to emergency medical services in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and reported in good health.
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