Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing diver near Port Royal Sound
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/29/2020 08:45 AM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville |
Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing diver near Port Royal Sound
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard along with partner agencies are searching for a missing diver in Port Royal Sound, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watchstanders received a request for helicopter assistance from Beaufort County Sheriff's Office at 3:42 p.m. Tuesday, for a missing 49-year-old diver in a black scuba suit.
Watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast while an Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and Station Tybee Island 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boat crew launched to assist. Once on scene, the Dolphin crew dropped a self-locating datum marker buoy to aid in the search.
Coast Guard crews searched through the night and continue to search.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Air Station Savannah
- Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston
- Coast Guard Station Tybee Island
- Coast Guard Cutter Pompano
- Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
- Beaufort County Marine Rescue Squadron
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center at 843-740-7050.
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