Coast Guard assists 6 people aboard disabled vessel near Port Aransas, Texas
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/10/2021 11:32 AM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas |
Coast Guard assists 6 people aboard disabled vessel near Port Aransas, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted 6 people aboard a disabled vessel Saturday near Port Aransas, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received notification at 9:03 p.m. from the operator of the Lucky Dog, a 43-foot sport fisher, that the vessel had lost all power and was in danger of striking the Port Aransas Jetties.
Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Port Aransas 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew to assist.
The RB–M crew arrived on scene, placed the vessel in tow, and transported the boaters to Turtle Cove.
No injuries were reported.
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