Coast Guard rescue 2 jet skiers offshore Texas City, Texas

HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescue two jet skiers approximately two miles offshore the Texas City Dike in Texas City, Texas, Tuesday morning.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of an overdue jetski with two people aboard at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and launched an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Station Galveston 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew to search.

Both individuals were located by the Coast Guard Station Galveston Response Boat crew at 1:40 a.m. approximately two miles north of the Texas City Dike and transferred back to the Texas City Dike. No injuries were reported.

Weather conditions were reported as 15 mph winds with 1-foot seas.

Involved in the search were:

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
Coast Guard Air Station Houston-Galveston
Texas City Police Department
Houston Police Department

Coast Guard rescue 2 jet skiers offshore Texas City, Texas. MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Houston. HH-65C Dolphin. — Archive image: Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tracy Surber, of Air Station Houston, practices rescue basket hoisting to complete her qualifications as flight mechanic on MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Adam Eggers

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