Mishaps & Rescues - Mid-Atlantic August 2010

FIVE RESCUED - A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew hoists five boaters from a 25-foot sailboat. The boat was reported aground while attempting to sail near Deweese Island, S.C.

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Mishaps & Rescues - New England August 2010

Floating in 57-degree water
Boston

The Coast Guard rescued two men after their pleasure boat sank about nine miles north of Rockport, Mass.
Coast Guard Station Gloucester received a cell phone call at 1:35 p.m. from the men reporting their boat, the 30-footer Happy Days, was taking on water. The station advised the men to put on their life jackets.

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Mishaps & Rescues - Connecticut & New York August 2010

Recent responses from throughout the country

Coast Guard rescues two people, dog

Shark River, N.J.
The Coast Guard rescued two people and their dog on Shark River after their 48-foot boat ran aground on the jetty.
The Coast Guard received a call around 9:35 p.m. on VHF channel 16 from a crewmember aboard the Nadiein Ann reporting they were aground and taking on water.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Shark River arrived and evacuated both people and their dog from the boat. They were transported to the Coast Guard station where they were transferred to emergency medical personnel. (June 3)

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Mishaps & Rescues - New England July 2010

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