PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for possible person in the water in the Charleston Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/24/2019 05:29 PM EDT

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Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for possible person in the water in the Charleston Harbor

Crabbing Vessel Crabbing Vessel Search

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies are searching Wednesday for a possible person in the water in the Charleston Harbor.

Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a report from the Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant of a 25-foot Pro-Line crabbing vessel in idle with no one on board.

A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Station Charleston 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew were launched to assist.

The Cormorant crew located a shoe, live bait and catch on board the vessel.

Involved in the search are:

  • Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston
  • Coast Guard Station Charleston
  • Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant
  • Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Charleston Police Department
  • North Charleston Police Department
  • North Charleston Fire Department
  • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Anyone with information should contact Sector Charleston at 843-740-7050

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