PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, Chatham County Marine Patrol rescue 3 boaters after vessel capsizes near Wassaw Sound

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Coast Guard, Chatham County Marine Patrol rescue 3 boaters after vessel capsizes near Wassaw Sound

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and the Chatham County Marine Patrol rescued three boaters Saturday after their vessel capsized near Wasssaw Sound, Georgia.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a call via VHF-FM radio channel 16 at 4:56 p.m. from the operator of a 19-foot Grady-White stating they were taking on water. 

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

At 5:26 p.m., the Dolphin crew located 3 people on top of a capsized vessel and notified a Chatham County Marine Patrol crew of their location. The Marine Patrol crew recovered the boaters and transported them to a nearby boat ramp.

No injuries were reported.

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