Coast Guard, good Samaritan assist 8 people aboard vessel taking on water
Seaman Meredith Manning/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADE
A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alligator similar to the one that interdicted three Mexican lancha boats on Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Meredith A. Manning)
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and last updated 2021-07-17 20:38:53-04
PORT ARANSAS, Texas â The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assisted eight people aboard a vessel taking on water 22 miles southeast of Port Aransas, Texas, Friday.
At approximately 11:40 a.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a mayday call over VHF-FM channel 16 from boaters aboard a 35-foot pleasure craft stating they were taking on water and having trouble keeping up with the flooding.
Coast Guard, good Samaritan assist 8 people aboard vessel taking on water
Seaman Meredith Manning/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADE
A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alligator similar to the one that interdicted three Mexican lancha boats on Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Meredith A. Manning)
By: Site Administrator
and last updated 2021-07-16 21:20:52-04
PORT ARANSAS, Texas â The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assisted eight people aboard a vessel taking on water 22 miles southeast of Port Aransas, Texas, Friday.
At approximately 11:40 a.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a mayday call over VHF-FM channel 16 from boaters aboard a 35-foot pleasure craft stating they were taking on water and having trouble keeping up with the flooding.
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The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Monday night for a missing 18-year-old man after scouring 787 square nautical miles for nearly 24 hours.
The man was last seen entering the water in the Packery Channel on Padre Island.
Those involved in the search were the U.S. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi, Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller, Coast Guard Cutter Pelican, Corpus Christi Beach Rescue and Corpus Christi s fire and police departments.
Fire Chief Robert Rocha said Sunday night around 8 p.m., dispatchers received a call about a drowning near beach marker 203 and Zahn Road.
Coast Guard finds empty boat drifting in Nueces Bay
Coast Guard finds empty boat drifting in Nueces Bay
and last updated 2021-05-01 23:20:55-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a boat after they found it drifting in Nueces Bay on Saturday.
The unoccupied green Jon boat was found with an ice chest and food floating about 300 feet away from where it was found.
The Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi, Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Corpus Christi Fire Department, and Good Samaritan boats are searching for the owner of the boat.
If you have any information that may help identify the owner, you are asked to contact Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center at (361) 939-0450.
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