COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the 21-foot pleasure craft Scorpion was taking on water in the vicinity of the Bayou La Batre State Docks. An HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., diverted from a training flight to locate the vessel in distress. After arriving on scene, the Station Pascagoula boatcrew dewatered the vessel and safely transported the two crewmembers to the state dock. A boatcrew from Sea Tow Services International, Inc., was then dispatched to tow the pleasure craft back ashore. The one crewmember aboard the Sea Tow vessel was securing the tow when it too began taking on water due to wake from a nearby passing vessel; the crewmember was forced to jump into the water. The Station Pascagoula boatcrew, having previously left the scene, returned to rescue the crewmember. The Sea Tow vessel was dewatered and towed back to the state dock. The Scorpion remains in the water awaiting a larger Sea Tow vessel to tow it ashore. COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the 21-foot pleasure craft Scorpion was taking on water in the vicinity of the Bayou La Batre State Docks. An HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., diverted from a training flight to locate the vessel in distress. After arriving on scene, the Station Pascagoula boatcrew dewatered the vessel and safely transported the two crewmembers to the state dock. A boatcrew from Sea Tow Services International, Inc., was then dispatched to tow the pleasure craft back ashore. The one crewmember aboard the Sea Tow vessel was securing the tow when it too began taking on water due to wake from a nearby passing vessel; the crewmember was forced to jump into the water. The Station Pascagoula boatcrew, having previously left the scene, returned to rescue the crewmember. The Sea Tow vessel was dewatered and towed back to the state dock. The Scorpion remains in the water awaiting a larger Sea Tow vessel to tow it ashore.
