Watch Coast Guard Rescue Two People And Their Dog
The Coast Guard had to rescue two people and their dog after their sailboat became disabled. The event happened on Saturday morning about 90 miles off of Hernando Beach. The United States Coast Guard air station in Clearwater flew their helicopter and air crew to rescue the two people and their dog. The people were brought back to the air station in Clearwater in good condition.
“A DSC alert allows mariners to instantly send an automatically formatted distress alert to the Coast Guard or other rescue authority anywhere in the world,” said Lt. j.g. Connor Sullivan, command duty officer, Sector St. Petersburg. “Due to the reported water ruining the system, this alert gave us their last known position and allowed us to investigate because the owners registered it to their equipment.”
Finally, the whole rescue was caught on video by the Coast Guard. So you can watch the Coast Guard rescue two people and their dog after their vessel became disabled.
#Breaking A @USCG Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew rescued 2 people and their dog, Sat., after their sailboat became disabled about 90 mi. off Hernando Beach. They were brought back to the air station in good condition. Read: https://t.co/dSYd55GGVH #SAR pic.twitter.com/FtdCVfZ0e2
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) November 18, 2023
The Coast Guard Rescues
There are 43,000 active duty Coast Guard members, over 8000 reservist and 30,000 auxiliary. In a single year the Coast Guard responds to almost 20,000 search and rescue cases and has saved around 3500 lives. They’ve also saved almost around $77 million in property.
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