Coast Guard rescues boater after vessel washes ashore near Port Aransas, Texas

A Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescues a boater after his vessel was sighted washed ashore near the Port Aransas jetties Jun. 16, 2019. The boater was hoisted from the water and transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi. U.S. Coast Guard video.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a boater after his vessel was sighted washed ashore near the Port Aransas jetties Sunday morning.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call from a Port Aransas Police Department member informing them that a boat with one person aboard had been seen leaving the Port Aransas jetties area and then was sighted washed ashore​ 15 minutes later with no one aboard.​

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin aircrew was diverted and upon arrival to the scene, spotted the boater near the jetties.​ The boater was hoisted from the water and transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi.

"While all boaters are required to have a life jacket for each person aboard their vessel, we recommend that they wear these life jackets while underway," said Capt. Edward Gaynor, Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi commanding officer. "Accidents on the water, such as this one, happen fast and with very​ little notice. Today we were lucky to be in such close proximity,​ allowing us to rescue this individual in time."

The weather was reported as 9-foot seas and 25 mph winds.

The boater was reported to be in stable condition.

U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens (archive).

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Coast Guard rescues 4 stranded mariners near South Padre Island, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin Air Station Corpus Christi ©Petty Officer 3rd Johanna Strickland (archive)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued four mariners who became stranded near Port Mansfield, Texas, Thursday evening.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders​ received​ a report from an employee of Tow Boat U.S. that four mariners had become stranded on their vessel near the Port Mansfield jetties​ due to high winds and seas.

A​ Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, hoisted all four crewmembers and​ transferred​ them to Port Mansfield airport.

There were no reported injuries.​

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Coast Guard hoists 2 men after sailing vessel runs aground near Matagorda Island, Texas

MH-65 Dolphin ©USCG (archive)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard hoisted two men from Matagorda Island, Thursday morning, after their sailing vessel ran aground due to the loss of its mast.

Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report that two men participating in a regatta from Houston to Port Aransas aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel Tradewinds were unreachable by cell phone after a storm impacted the area Wednesday evening.

Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call from the owner of the sailing ship Tradewinds, who reported that he and a crewmember were stranded on Matagorda Island after his vessel had lost its mast and ran aground due to stormy weather. The owner of the vessel also reported concerns of possible hypothermia.

A Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin aircrew was launched and hoisted the two men to emergency medical services personnel at Port Lavaca Airport. Both men are reported to be in stable condition.

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