Coast Guard rescues 2 people from disabled vessel

Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles (archive).

NEW ORLEANS – A man captured his own rescue on video when he was hoisted from a disabled vessel in Otter Bayou, approximately 20 miles southeast of Hopedale, Louisiana, Saturday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 12:30 p.m. Saturday of a disabled recreational vessel with two men aboard in Otter Bayou.

Watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to rescue the men.

The aircrew arrived on scene at 5:30 p.m., recovered the men and transported them to Air Station New Orleans in stable condition.

Two men are rescued from a disabled vessel by an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans in Otter Bayou, approximately 20 miles southeast of Hopedale, Louisiana, August 10, 2019. The aircrew arrived on scene at 5:30 p.m., recovered the men and transported them to Air Station New Orleans in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video/Released)

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Coast Guard rescues 2 people from grounded vessel

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans stands with two men they rescued from a vessel that ran aground near Cat Island, Mississippi, July 10, 2019. The aircrew arrived on scene at 8:30 p.m., recovered the two men and transported them Air Station New Orleans in stable condition. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo/Released).

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a vessel that ran aground near Cat Island, Mississippi, Wednesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 5:40 p.m. of a grounded vessel with two men aboard without food or water near Cat Island.

Watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to assist the people.

The aircrew arrived on scene at 8:30 p.m., recovered the two men and transported them Air Station New Orleans in stable condition.

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Coast Guard searching for person in the water in Lake Salvador, Louisiana

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles (archive).

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water at Lake Salvador, Louisiana, Monday.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 6:50 p.m. Sunday of a 22-year-old male who reportedly entered the water without a personal flotation device on the northeastern end of Lake Salvador.

Involved in the search are:

• Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew
• Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
• Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department
• Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries

Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector New Orleans at (504) 365-2200.

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