U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Preston.
NEW ORLEANS — A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue three boaters from a vessel that ran aground Saturday evening near Port Sulphur Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 7:51 p.m. from Plaquemines Parish Sherriff’s Office personnel reporting a 24-foot recreational vessel that ran aground in Bay Jimmy with three people aboard. Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew to assist.
The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted all three boaters and once onboard the crew headed to land to transferred them to Plaquemines Medical Center in Port Sulphur.
The boaters were last reported to be in stable condition.
The boaters were transported to Plaquemines Medical Center in Port Sulphur in stable condition.U.S. Coast Guard video.
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«Our partnership with local response agencies was key to the success of this search and rescue case,» said Lt. Seth Gross, a Sector New Orleans search and rescue (SAR) mission coordinator. «Mariners are reminded to practice safe boating by maintaining awareness of changing water conditions and having sufficient means of communication such as a marine radio in case of emergency.»
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