The captain aboard the 45-foot sailing vessel was hoisted off the beach and taken to Little St. Simons Island airport with no medical concerns.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah photo.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue a sailor after his 45-foot sailing vessel started taking on water 3 nautical miles offshore of Little St. Simons Island, Georgia. Sunday, June 4, 2023.
The Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched.
Once on the scene the helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the man and transferred him to Little St. Simons Island Airport with no reported medical concerns.
The captain of the sailing vessel notified Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders at 4:19 p.m., Sunday, via VHF-FM Channel 16., stating his sailing vessel was taking on water.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter aircrew and Coast Guard Station Brunswick boatcrew to assist.
The captain aboard the 45-foot sailing vessel contacted Coast Guard Charleston watchstanders with a VHF-FM radio stating his vessel was taking on water and became beached due to 23mph wind speeds and 5-foot seas.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah photo.
«A combination of 23 mph winds and 5-foot seas combined to wash the sailing vessel up on an isolated part of the coast,» said Lt. Cmdr. Ian Campbell, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircraft commander on the case. «Fortunately, the mariner was prepared with a VHF-FM radio and GPS which allowed him to pass an accurate position to Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders and to our aircrew who located him on the beach.»
The captain of the sailing vessel is coordinating commercial salvage.
The captain aboard the 45-foot sailing vessel was hoisted off the beach and taken to Little St. Simons Island airport with no medical concerns.
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