Archive image: A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew conducts a search and rescue demonstration in Charleston, South Carolina.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Dickinson.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65E Dolphin aircrew and Beaufort County Marine Rescue crew rescue five boaters and their dog after their boat ran aground near Fripp Island. Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report at approximately 2 p.m. via cell phone from a person aboard a 23-foot boat stating they ran aground with five people aboard and a dog.
Coast Guard watchstanders contacted Beaufort County Marine Rescue who launched an airboat crew to assist. Once the airboat crew arrived on scene their boat suffered an engine casualty.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to assist in recovering of the five people, the dog and two airboat crew members.
The rescue helicopter aircrew hoisted all individuals, including the dog, and safely transported them to Beaufort Executive Airport with no medical concerns.
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Once on the scene, the MH-65 Dolphin SRR Helicopter aircrew deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted all individuals with the dog and safely transported them to Beaufort Executive Airport with no medical concerns.
«Due to the high number of people, this turned out to be a fairly complex evolution that required multiple trips to the vessel in distress,” said Lt. Cmdr. Carl Luxhoj, Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircraft commander. “Our crew did a great job of managing aircraft weight and power margin to conduct the hoists. Due to the impressive range of tides in the Lowcountry region, we recommend all mariners check tides and currents before going out on the water.»
Beaufort County Marine Rescue recovered their airboat and the 23-foot boat.
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