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Coast Guard rescue 2 people near Hopedale, Louisiana

Coast Guard rescue 2 people near Hopedale, Louisiana. MH-65 Dolphin Air Station New Orleans. HH-65C Dolphin. MH-65 Dolphin.
Archive image; an MH-65 rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans approaches the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute for touch-and-go landings at sunset.
U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Belson.

NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue two overdue boaters near Hopedale, Louisiana, Monday.​

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 11:30 a.m. of an overdue vessel. The two people left Hopedale Marina for a fishing trip Sunday afternoon and did not return on time.​ ​

A 24-foot Special Purpose Craft – Shallow Water boat crew was launched from Coast Guard Station New Orleans, along with a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans.​

The aircrew located the two boaters stranded on an island. The boat crew embarked the two people and brought them back to the marina. It was reported that their vessel sank at around midnight and they drifted to the island.​

The two individuals were reported in good condition.​

“This is a case where their float plan truly saved their life,” said Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Plummer, Search and Rescue Mission coordinator. “Filing a float plan can be as simple as telling your friend or family member what time you will be back. With the owner doing so, we knew the general vicinity they would be and were able to find them quickly and in good condition.”

Coast Guard rescue 2 people near Hopedale, Louisiana. MH-65 Dolphin Air Station New Orleans. HH-65B Dolphin.
Archive image: an MH-65 Dolphin rescue aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans makes preparations today to perform a basket hoist with a 47-foot rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Destin. Coast Guard boatcrews are required to perform hoisting drills in order to prepare for search and rescue missions.
U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi.

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