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Posts on ‘October 20th, 2007’

Two People Injured after Collision with Bridge

NEW YORK – A boater with serious injuries was medevaced and another sustained minor injuries after their 17-foot pleasure craft collided with a bridge in Norwich, Conn., around 6 p.m. today.
One individual appeared to be suffering from serious head and neck injuries and the other from what appeared to be a minor leg injury.
A 25-foot [...]

Coast Guard Rescues 2 people in Houston Ship Channel

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued a man and woman from a sinking boat in the Houston Ship Channel today.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston received a call for assistance at 7:14 p.m. from a boater approximately two miles south of Red Fish Island. The boater reported that his 30-foot sailboat was sinking.
The Coast [...]

Coast Guard rescues 2, searches for 1 in Sabine Lake

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued two men and is searching for a third in Sabine Lake near Port Arthur, Texas today.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Station Sabine received a call for assistance from the Port Arthur Police Department at 4:45 p.m. The police department had received a call from a boater stating that his [...]