The helicopter crew rescued three boaters from a vessel taking on water 8 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans photo.
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue three boaters from a vessel taking on water 8 nautical miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received notification via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 1:30 a.m. from the crew of the 55-foot fishing vessel Capt Quintinn stating they were taking on water.
Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew and a Coast Guard Station Pescagoula 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) boatcrew to assist.
The MH-60 Jayhawk MRR helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, landed on Horn Island, retrieved the three boaters, and transferred them to Gulfport International Airport in Mississippi.
The MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, landed on Horn Island, retrieved the three boaters, and headed to land to transport them to Gulfport International Airport in Mississippi.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans Photo.
There were no reported injuries.
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