Coast Guard crew involved in boating incident on Stono River

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/20/2017 01:50 PM EST

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News Release  

Feb. 20, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Jacksonville
Office: (904) 714-7606/7607
After Hours: (305) 318-1864

Coast Guard crew involved in boating incident on Stono River

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A Coast Guard crew was involved in a boating incident Sunday on the Stono River.

A Coast Guard Station Charleston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew, consisting of six Coast Guard members, was responding to reports of a downed aircraft when the RBM allided with the Paul Gelegotis Bridge/Stono River Bridge at 10:08 p.m.   

The boatcrew transited to St. John's Yacht Harbor where EMS were waiting and transported them to MUSC University Hospital for evaluation.

All six crew members sustained minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital.

The RBM sustained damage, but monetary damage estimates are unavailable at this time.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Coast Guard Station Charleston remains fully mission capable. 

For more information, contact Lt. James Zorn at (843) 296-5524.

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