Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Wassaw Sound

MH-65D Dolphin USCG, photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Strohmaier (archive)

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard assisted two boaters Friday after their vessel began taking on water near Wassaw Sound, Georgia.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a distress relay at 5:02 p.m. from Tow Boat U.S. stating an 18-foot vessel was taking on water with two people aboard.

A Coast Guard Station Tybee Island 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched to assist.

At 5:34 p.m., the Dolphin crew located the vessel and remained on scene until the RB-S crew arrived. Once on scene, the RB-S crew controlled the flooding and safely towed the vessel toThunderbolt Marina.

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Coast Guard rescues distressed boaters 38 miles east of Savannah

USCG MH-65 Dolphin, U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella (archive)

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard crews rescued six boaters Sunday after their vessel became disabled 38-miles east of Savannah.

Boaters on the vessel activated their personal locating beacon (PLB) to contact the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received notification from the PLB at 12:05 p.m. and launched an Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew. The Dolphin crew located the vessel and vectored in a Coast Guard Station Tybee 45-foot Response Boat– Medium crew to their location.

The RBM crew is currently towing the vessel to a Lazaretto Creek marina.

There are no reported injuries and all boaters had life jackets.

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