COAST GUARD CUTTER YELLOWFIN SAVES 4 PEOPLE, 2 DOGS
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 – The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a disabled vessel approximately 47 miles east of Charleston, S.C., late Sunday on Memorial Day weekend.
The SQUID ROW, a 60-foot vessel (homeported in Charleston) was experiencing fuel problems and had lost all means propulsion, prompting a call for help to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Group Charleston dispatched the Coast Guard Cutter YELLOWFIN, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Charleston to assist the SQUID ROW at 11:00 pm.
YELLOWFIN arrived on scene at 1:28 pm and immediately began to make preparations to tow SQUID ROW back to Charleston. Within moments of YELLOWFIN arriving, the master of the SQUID ROW contacted the YELLOWFIN stating that his vessel was rapidly taking on water and that he needed to abandon ship. YELLOWFIN’s crew quickly shifted their focus from a towing evolution to a rescue at sea operation and launched YELLOWFIN’s small boat in the increasingly arduous sea conditions, safely removing four people and two dogs from the vessel.
Due to the vessel’s unstable condition and difficult sea state, no attempt could be made to repair the SQUID ROW. As YELLOWFIN was departing the scene, the SQUID ROW sank suddenly in only a matter of seconds.
The Coast Guard reminds mariners to carry the necessary safety equipment on board, such as a working VHF-FM radio, lifejackets and flares
COAST GUARD CUTTER YELLOWFIN SAVES 4 PEOPLE, 2 DOGS
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 – The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a disabled vessel approximately 47 miles east of Charleston, S.C., late Sunday on Memorial Day weekend.
The SQUID ROW, a 60-foot vessel (homeported in Charleston) was experiencing fuel problems and had lost all means propulsion, prompting a call for help to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Group Charleston dispatched the Coast Guard Cutter YELLOWFIN, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Charleston to assist the SQUID ROW at 11:00 pm.
YELLOWFIN arrived on scene at 1:28 pm and immediately began to make preparations to tow SQUID ROW back to Charleston. Within moments of YELLOWFIN arriving, the master of the SQUID ROW contacted the YELLOWFIN stating that his vessel was rapidly taking on water and that he needed to abandon ship. YELLOWFIN’s crew quickly shifted their focus from a towing evolution to a rescue at sea operation and launched YELLOWFIN’s small boat in the increasingly arduous sea conditions, safely removing four people and two dogs from the vessel.
Due to the vessel’s unstable condition and difficult sea state, no attempt could be made to repair the SQUID ROW. As YELLOWFIN was departing the scene, the SQUID ROW sank suddenly in only a matter of seconds.
The Coast Guard reminds mariners to carry the necessary safety equipment on board, such as a working VHF-FM radio, lifejackets and flares