Two Coast Guard Station Galveston boarding team members stand with a mariner who needed assistance after his vessel became disabled near Galveston, Texas, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Galveston)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted a mariner aboard a 35-foot disabled vessel adrift and unable to anchor in Offatts Bayou near Galveston, Texas, Wednesday morning.
At 6:43 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were contacted by a mariner who stated his anchor line had become fouled in the propeller of his 35-foot vessel.
Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew who placed the vessel in tow. Winds in excess of 30 mph were reported on scene. The vessel was safely moored and no injury was reported.
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