Posted: Apr 19, 2013 12:22 PM by Press Release
HOUSTON – Coast Guard aircrews have rescued one crew member and are searching for four others after their fishing vessel sank 115 miles southeast of Galveston, Friday.
Watchstanders at the 8th Coast Guard District command center received an alert from the 406 MHZ Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon of a fishing vessel at approximately 3:30 a.m.
An aircrew aboard an HU-25 Falcon jet was launched from Air Station Corpus Christi to provide an overflight of the area and spotted a man waving his arms aboard an orange raft. An MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station Houston were launched and hoisted the man to safety. The survivor reported that there were four other crew members aboard the vessel before it sank.
Read more: http://www.katc.com/
⭕️Poply Buzzly🎈Kulture Knews 