Archive image: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Anderson, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston, conducts hoist training from a MH-65E Dolphin helicopter with the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) in the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette.
HOUSTON — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue two boaters aboard aground vessel near Galveston, Texas. Saturday, October 28, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a phone call from the operator of a 21-foot cuddy cabin at 6:42 p.m. stating his vessel was disabled and had run aground on the North Jetty.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Galveston and an MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston.
Once the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the two boaters and transported them to Scholes International Airport in Galveston. On-scene weather conditions were approximately 4-foot seas with winds of 13-20 mph. No injuries were reported; the vessel’s owner will reportedly arrange for its salvage.
“Being aware of your surroundings is key,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Tahiem Roach, operations unit controller, Sector Houston-Galveston. “Before you go out, consider the tidal conditions and familiarize yourself with any possible hazards in the vicinity.”
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When the 21-foot cuddy cabin ran aground on the North Jetty, the boat’s operator called the Coast Guard for assistance.
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