Coast Guard assists man aboard sailboat beset by weather
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/02/2020 09:12 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland |
Coast Guard assists man aboard sailboat beset by weather
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NEW ORLEANS— The Coast Guard assisted a man aboard a sailing vessel beset by weather offshore Destin, Florida, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 10:25 a.m. of a sailing vessel stuck at anchor with one person aboard in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 1 mile offshore Destin.
Sector watchstanders directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Destin to assist the man.
The boatcrew arrived on-scene at 11:29 a.m. and transported the man safely to shore.
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