Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters after vessel sinks off Cumberland Island
Coast Guard crews rescued three boaters Saturday after their vessel sank 18-miles east of Cumberland Island, Georgia. US Coast Guard photo.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard crews rescued three boaters Saturday after their vessel sank 18-miles east of Cumberland Island, Georgia.
The boaters’ use of a VHF radio and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) led to a rapid rescue.
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Coast Guard rescues 3 overdue boaters on Cumberland Island
29-foot Response Boat-Small file photo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three overdue boaters on Cumberland Island, Friday.
A Coast Guard Station Mayport 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew located the three overdue boaters, at 1:36 a.m., on Cumberland Island and transported them to Fernandina boat ramp where EMS was waiting.
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville command center watchstanders received...
