Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Cameron, Louisiana

HH-144 Ocean Sentry, ©USCG (archive)

HOUSTON — Coast Guard crews assisted a commercial fishing vessel taking on water, 115 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, Monday evening.

At 5:37 p.m., the Jennifer Lynn 8 contacted Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders to report the vessel was taking on water and in need of assistance.

The Coast Guard Cutter Pomapano was diverted and an Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane was launched.

Once on scene, the aircrew of the Ocean Sentry, an HC-144, passed a dewatering pump to the vessel.

The crew of the Jennifer Lynn 8 were soon able to patch the source of the flooding and reduce the flow of water.

The vessel is under its own power and propulsion.

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Coast Guard medevacs teenager off Carnival cruise ship near Galveston, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin, ©USCG

HOUSTON — A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew medevaced a 14-year-old male Sunday morning from a cruise ship 109 miles southeast of Galveston.

The cruise ship Carnival Valor contacted Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders requesting medical assistance for a male aboard reportedly experiencing symptoms of appendicitis.

The aircrew arrived on scene and hoisted the male and his grandfather for transport to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

The male was reported to be in stable condition at the time of the transfer.

Weather on scene was reported to be calm seas and winds 11-13 mph.

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