Posts Tagged ‘Station Toledo’
Coast Guard Rescues Three Boaters in Western Lake Erie
MONROE, Mich. — The Coast Guard rescued three people from Lake Erie, today, after their 21-foot pleasure craft was taking on water at approximately 12:30 p.m.
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH-65C Dolphin helicopter, a Coast Guard Station Belle Isle 33-foot Special Purpose Craft - Law Enforcement and a Coast Guard Station Toledo 25-foot response boat were launched to assist the three boaters.
The Dolphin crew deployed a rescue swimmer to assist with the transfer of the boaters to the Station Toledo response boat. Station Toledo transferred the boaters to shore.
All three boaters were wearing life jackets.
“The Coast Guard would like to highlight the fact that these boaters were wearing lifejackets,” said Petty Officer Robert K. Lanier, Ninth Coast Guard District Asst. Public Affairs Officer. “The law requires recreational boaters to have a life jacket for every person on board. We recommend recreational boaters go one step further and wear life jackets at all times when boating.”
For additional boating safety tips, go to www.uscgboating.org/.
Coast Guard Searching for Missing Man on Western Lake Erie
DETROIT — The Coast Guard and Monroe County Marine Division are conducting a search for a 42-year-old man from Tecumseh, Mich. who is missing after reportedly falling off his boat near Bolles Harbor, western Lake Erie.
The man and a passenger were fishing at the time of the accident. The case was reported by the sole passenger on the boat moments after the man fell overboard. Coast Guard Station Toledo received the call via Monroe County 911 Dispatcher at approximately 7:00 p.m. today. The victim was not wearing a life jacket and remains missing.
The Coast Guard is currently and will continue conducting extensive searches throughout the night. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit’s HH-65 Dolphin helicopter is flying numerous search patterns as well as Coast Guard Station Toledo’s 41-foot motor life boat and two 25-foot response boats.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Marine Division and Aviation Unit, Monroe County Fire Department, Toledo Fire Department and South Shore Towing are assisting with the search efforts. The repeated searches are covering an area of approximately 30 square miles.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit reminds the boating public to heed all broadcasted weather warnings during impending storms. People on the water should exercise caution, wear properly fitted personal flotation device (PFD/life-jacket), tell a family member or friend where they are going and when they will return, and have a reliable means of communication.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit directly oversees all Coast Guard missions from Alpena, Michigan to Vermillion, Ohio on Lake Huron, the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, Lake St. Clair and Western Lake Erie.