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Coast Guard MH-65 rescue 2 sailors 30 nm off Freeport, Texas

Coast Guard MH-65 rescue 2 sailors 30 nm off Freeport, Texas
The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew poses for a photo with two boaters and their cat after rescuing them from a disabled 38-foot sailboat approximately 30 nautical miles off Freeport, Texas, March 13, 2023.
The two boaters and a cat were hoisted from the sailboat and safely transported to Air Station Houston.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston photo.

HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue two sailors and their cat from a disabled sailboat approximately 30 nautical miles off Freeport, Texas, Monday, March 13, 2023.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification via VHF-FM channel 16 at 9:47 a.m. from the operator of a 38-foot sailboat stating their vessel was disabled and dragging anchor with two people and a cat aboard.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew to assist.

The MH-65 Dolphin SRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the two individuals and their cat, and safely transported them to Air Station Houston.

A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew rescue two sailors and their cat from a disabled 38-foot sailboat approximately 30 nautical miles off Freeport, Texas, March 13, 2023.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification via VHF-FM channel 16 from the operator of the sailboat stating their vessel was disabled and dragging anchor.
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No injuries were reported.

“Having reliable communication equipment onboard your boat such as a VHF-FM marine radio is absolutely key,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Juliann Kee, operations unit watchstander, Sector Houston-Galveston. “This boat operator’s use of a marine radio enabled us to quickly dispatch rescue crews to their location and return them safely to shore.”

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