lunes, 4 de marzo de 2019

Coast Guard searching for possible person in water near Brownsville, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Corpus Christi, photo buenas Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland (archive)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water after locating an overturned life raft near a debris field 68 miles northeast of Brownsville, Texas, Sunday afternoon.​

While on routine patrol, a Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi​ HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft​ crew spotted an orange life ring, pink life jacket and a small debris field.​

Approximately three miles away, an overturned life raft was found.​ ​ ​
Involved in the search are:
  • An​ HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft​ crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus​ Christi
  • An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Sector/Air Station Corpus Chrisit
  • A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island
  • The Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo
Anyone with information regarding the search is requested to contact the Coast Guard Sector/Air Station command center at (361) 939-0450.
HC-144 Ocean Sentry Air Station Corpus Christi, photo: USCG (archive)

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