Vessel Sinks With 28 Aboard, USCG Investigating CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into a vessel that sank in the Calibogue Sound, S.C., at about 1:45 p.m. today with 28 people aboard. The Coconut Woman, a touring vessel with 28 people aboard, sank do to an undetermined reason. A good-Samaritan picked up the passengers and crew. Twenty-two passengers were recovered in good condition, and six were transferred to local EMS with reported mild hypothermia. The Coast Guard is broadcasting an urgent marine information broadcast to boaters in the area to steer clear of the sunken vessel because it poses it a hazard to navigation. Vessel Sinks With 28 Aboard, USCG Investigating CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into a vessel that sank in the Calibogue Sound, S.C., at about 1:45 p.m. today with 28 people aboard. The Coconut Woman, a touring vessel with 28 people aboard, sank do to an undetermined reason. A good-Samaritan picked up the passengers and crew. Twenty-two passengers were recovered in good condition, and six were transferred to local EMS with reported mild hypothermia. The Coast Guard is broadcasting an urgent marine information broadcast to boaters in the area to steer clear of the sunken vessel because it poses it a hazard to navigation.
